41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 17, 1985 · 13:50 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N225EA
Reported as
Airbus A300B2K3C
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
252
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.
Precautionary landing due to loss of oil in engine. Oil cap was found to be loose.
As the FAA filed it
PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF OIL IN ENGINE. OIL CAP WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE.