42.3751° N, 71.0392° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1982 · 16:29 local
Place
East Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54343
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
80
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.
Za bird strike on climb to cruise. Engine shut down. Damage was contained to the engine.
As the FAA filed it
ZA BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE.