18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 24, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N126
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
115
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total6,500 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.
After takeoff aircraft lost system a hydraulics. Maintnance found a gear down line ruptured.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT LOST SYSTEM A HYDRAULICS. MAINTNANCE FOUND A GEAR DOWN LINE RUPTURED.