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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727225 · Miami, FL · July 19, 1986

Date
July 19, 1986 · 18:11 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8872Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86IA213
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
96
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,927 total4,422 in this make and model200 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.

Nose wheel failed to extend. Drag brace found corroded due to improperly manufactured bushings.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO EXTEND. DRAG BRACE FOUND CORRODED DUE TO IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BUSHINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.