19781014030379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Charlotte, NC · October 14, 1978

Date: October 14, 1978 · 09:37 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Douglas Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: EAL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8831E
Reported as: Boeing 727
People aboard: 103
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8831ERegistration cancelled Jul 18, 1991 · Boeing 727-225S/N 20150 Airframe modelBoeing 727-225

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.

Flight diverted due to wheel well fire warning light. Sensing element was rubbing on structure.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT. SENSING ELEMENT WAS RUBBING ON STRUCTURE.

Other reports on N8831E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900404014989IForced/Precautionary Landing · Washington, DCAfter rotation stair light came on and stairs observed partly extended. Returned. Had prior problem.Apr 4, 1990 Incident 19830215072779ILevel Off Touchdown · Miami, FLLeft gear door failed to close on climbout. Left main gear failed to extend on recycling. Landed gear up.Feb 15, 1983 · Minor damage