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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-225 · Milwaukee, WI · March 23, 1994

Date
March 23, 1994 · 12:15 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ARWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N808EA
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,800 total4,000 in this make and model540 in the last 90 days

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.

Narrative: on March 23,1994, 1215 CST time a B-727-225 N808EA flight 221 operated by arrow airways departed Milwaukee Mitchell airport runway 19R. During takeoff a tire blew, the cause of this was the bead on the wheel gave way. On March 23, 1994, 1215 CST a B-727-225 N808EA flight 221, operated by arrow airways (arwa) departed Milwaukee Mitchell airport Milwaukee, Wisconsin enroute to dayton, OH. Shortly after takeoff the pilot advised that he was returning due to that the gear would not retract. The pilot declared an emergency. Returning to Milwaukee landing the aircraft on runway 19R. Investigation revealed a blown tire on the rt inboard main gear, also it was found that the wheel bead broke from the wheel causing minor damage to the left flap. The aircraft was ferried from Milwaukee to miami, FL for repairs. A SDR will be submitted. This incident considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 23,1994, 1215 CST TIME A B-727-225 N808EA FLIGHT 221 OPERATED BY ARROW AIRWAYS DEPARTED MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AIRPORT RUNWAY 19R. DURING TAKEOFF A TIRE BLEW, THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS THE BEAD ON THE WHEEL GAVE WAY. ON MARCH 23, 1994, 1215 CST A B-727-225 N808EA FLIGHT 221, OPERATED BY ARROW AIRWAYS (ARWA) DEPARTED MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AIRPORT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN ENROUTE TO DAYTON, OH. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE WAS RETURNING DUE TO THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RETURNING TO MILWAUKEE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19R. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BLOWN TIRE ON THE RT INBOARD MAIN GEAR, ALSO IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BEAD BROKE FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM MILWAUKEE TO MIAMI, FL FOR REPAIRS. A SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N808EA · 2

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