# Incident 19890119006059I: Boeing 757225, Atlanta, GA, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757225
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119006059I

## Narrative

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

SHUDDER DURING CLIMB. RETURNED.FOUND LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE PANEL HAD DEPARTED PLANE.THREE SUPPORT CLIPS HAD BROKE

## 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 ATL89IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA080), Jan 20, 1989: Boeing 757-225 (N509EA), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ACCOMPLISH AN APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN.

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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