18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1981 · 14:11 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Aircraft
YV133
Reported as
Doug DC1030
Reported engine
GE CF650C
People aboard
56
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total3,100 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.
Za crew noted vibration in no 1 engine. No problem found on ground run. Vibration monitor gave false indication.
As the FAA filed it
ZA CREW NOTED VIBRATION IN NO 1 ENGINE. NO PROBLEM FOUND ON GROUND RUN. VIBRATION MONITOR GAVE FALSE INDICATION.