- Date
- December 31, 1977
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 101 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8161GBoeing 727N8161GBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144107
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0028 77/12/31 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 *ERROR-INVALID CODE* AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1149 N8161G PX- 0 0 96 *ERROR-INVALID CODE* 44, 9900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL ORLANDO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM REMARKS- BOEING SB #32-186 NOT COMPILED WITH.DRAG BRACE ARM,P/N 6-68013-2000,FAILED.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0025 77/12/31 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1149 N8161G PX- 0 0 96 44, 9900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL ORLANDO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM REMARKS- BOEING SB #32-186 NOT COMPLIED WITH.DRAG BRACE ARM,P/N 6-68013-2000,FAILED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8161G
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ohare Intl
- Registration
- N8161G
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ohare Intl