41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 9, 1986 · 18:59 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SKSA
Aircraft
N545PS
Reported as
Boeing 727214
People aboard
144
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total3,000 in this make and model65 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.
Diverted due to water leak in front lavatory. During overnight water was drained. Shutoff valve froze and broke.
As the FAA filed it
DIVERTED DUE TO WATER LEAK IN FRONT LAVATORY. DURING OVERNIGHT WATER WAS DRAINED. SHUTOFF VALVE FROZE AND BROKE.