38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 15, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert St Louis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N31001
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
People aboard
121
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Unable to retract leading edge slats. Intransit light stayed on. Returned. Slat actuator binding.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RETRACT LEADING EDGE SLATS. INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON. RETURNED. SLAT ACTUATOR BINDING.