# Incident 19891129047659I: Boeing 727225, Atlanta, GA, November 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8835E-1991-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,025 total, 5,026 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891129047659I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR DOOR WARNING ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH GEAR PARTLY DOWN. DOOR TRAPPED BETWEEN WHEELS.

## 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 ATL90IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA033), Nov 29, 1989: Boeing 727-225 (N8835E), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR.

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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