39.2976° N, 94.7139° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 25, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N504EA
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
140
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.
Returned to airport after hearing loud noise and thump. Mechanic had failed to close forward electronics door.
As the FAA filed it
RETURNED TO AIRPORT AFTER HEARING LOUD NOISE AND THUMP. MECHANIC HAD FAILED TO CLOSE FORWARD ELECTRONICS DOOR.