33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 2, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N138AA
Reported as
Doug DC1030
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
3
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.
After landing, part of the thrust reverser was found missing and turbine blades damaged.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING, PART OF THE THRUST REVERSER WAS FOUND MISSING AND TURBINE BLADES DAMAGED.