18.4394° N, 66.0021° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 27, 1987 · 14:40 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N810EA
Reported as
Boeing 727225
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.
Struck a ladder while taxiing to the gate after a maintenance test. Aircraft was crewed by mechanics.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK A LADDER WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AFTER A MAINTENANCE TEST. AIRCRAFT WAS CREWED BY MECHANICS.