38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 19, 1987 · 12:43 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N842TW
Reported as
Boeing 72731
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
140
Fatal injuries
0
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.
With gear extension right main had both red and green indication. Safe landing. Found shorted wire in wheel well.
As the FAA filed it
WITH GEAR EXTENSION RIGHT MAIN HAD BOTH RED AND GREEN INDICATION. SAFE LANDING. FOUND SHORTED WIRE IN WHEEL WELL.