# Incident 19940323024629I: Boeing 727225, Milwaukee, WI, March 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ARWA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808EA-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 540 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323024629I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20040717025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717025639I), Jul 17, 2004: Boeing 727225 (N808EA), Toledo, OH. (-23) #1 Engine lost oil quantity followed by loss of oil pressure, flight crew shut down #1 engine. Declared an emergency and landed at Toledo without…
- [Incident 20020926029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020926029739I), Sep 26, 2002: Boeing 727225 (N808EA), Swanton, OH. (-23) Flt 712 declared emergency after departure from toledo express airport (tol) due to auto acceleration of the #3 engine. Flight crew shut down #3 engine…

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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