33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 27, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Wm B Hartsfield I
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N508EA
Reported as
Boeing 757200
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
175
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total0 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.
Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Found #1 turbine switch shorted to engine case. Continued on one engine
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING LIGHT. FOUND #1 TURBINE SWITCH SHORTED TO ENGINE CASE. CONTINUED ON ONE ENGINE