42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1978 · 13:50 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N331EA
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB21122*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On takeoff, during 2-engine ferry, flight #3 engine failed. Engine shutdown and returned for landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF, DURING 2-ENGINE FERRY, FLIGHT #3 ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED FOR LANDING.