FAA incident report · Boeing 747123 · Los Angeles, CA · April 3, 1981
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Avioncs mechanic performed maintenance on nose gear warning lights. He was found later with doors closed over him.
AVIONCS MECHANIC PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON NOSE GEAR WARNING LIGHTS. HE WAS FOUND LATER WITH DOORS CLOSED OVER HIM.