38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 5, 1989 · 12:50 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
N31001
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB21122*
People aboard
89
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.
Leading edge transit light on during final approach. Full aileron needed to keep wings level. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
LEADING EDGE TRANSIT LIGHT ON DURING FINAL APPROACH. FULL AILERON NEEDED TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.