# Incident 19900315038269I: Boeing 727, Newark, NJ, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 08:26 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859E-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,584 total, 8,738 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315038269I

## Narrative

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

EQUIPMENT ACCESS DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED AT NEWARK AND CLOSED DOOR.

## Other reports on N8859E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900104003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104003169I), Jan 4, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8859E), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Mechanic hit the aircraft control surface with a hangar door. Had failed to follow company procedures.
- [Incident 19780919019769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919019769I), Sep 19, 1978: Boeing 727 (N8859E), Providence, RI. Engine indicated strut overheat. Aborted takeoff.

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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