26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 5, 1989 · 07:19 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N803EA
Reported as
Boeing 727
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.
On climbout pilot advised an access door panel had been left open. Returned. No damage or injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON CLIMBOUT PILOT ADVISED AN ACCESS DOOR PANEL HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN. RETURNED. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.