41.1256° N, 100.7498° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 1986
Place
North Platte, NE
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N511EA
Reported as
Boeing 757225
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB21122C02
People aboard
158
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,442 total1,873 in this make and model148 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.
The engine exceeded RPM and EGT limits. Densiometer found bad and replaced. Turbulence and overspeed factor.
As the FAA filed it
THE ENGINE EXCEEDED RPM AND EGT LIMITS. DENSIOMETER FOUND BAD AND REPLACED. TURBULENCE AND OVERSPEED FACTOR.