# Incident 19880416019009I: Boeing 757225, San Jose, CS, April 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1988, 09:37 local time
- Place: San Jose, CS
- Airport: El Coco
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N510EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510EA-1995-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-225 (registry code 1384959, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757225
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88WA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416019009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POSSIBLE BOMB THREAT ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. PASSENGERS BECAME UPSET. ATTENDANTS OPENED SLIDES WITHOUT PERMISSION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88WA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA161), Apr 16, 1988: Boeing 757-225 (N510EA), San Jose, Costa Rica, no damage

## Other reports on N510EA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870821067309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821067309I), Aug 21, 1987: Boeing 757225 (N510EA), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft lost a panel during climb. Returned. Brackets that secured wing panel improperly installed at the factory.
- [Incident 19861108067049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861108067049I), Nov 8, 1986: Boeing 757225 (N510EA), Kansas City, MO. Engine failed during flight. Maintenance replaced fuel flow governor and fuel pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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