- Date
- September 22, 1981
- Place
- Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Injuries
- 201 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N309EALockheed L-1011
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1982
- Case key
- 126675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 81/9/22 NR.COLTS NECK,NJ LOCKHEED L-1011 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1140 N309EA PX- 0 0190 58, 21600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1649 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOSTON,MA SAN JUAN,PR NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES REMARKS- PROG ENG FAIL AFT LP LCTN BRG BCM OVRHTD.OIL LEAK,FIRE,FAN SHAFT FAIL DMGD HYD/ELEC SYS,JAMMED RUD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N309EA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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