42.3751° N, 71.0392° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 26, 1979 · 17:53 local
Place
East Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N431
Reported as
Boeing 707/
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D3B
People aboard
42
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.
Scraped engine pod was discovered by mechanic on walk-around inspection.
As the FAA filed it
SCRAPED ENGINE POD WAS DISCOVERED BY MECHANIC ON WALK-AROUND INSPECTION.