- Date
- November 11, 1983, 21:00 local (Nov 12, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 158 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N812EABoeing 727-225A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19831111065139A
- Case key
- 15798
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Analysis
After departing Miami & climbing through 10,900 ft the #3 right main landing gear tire exploded causing massive damage to systems a & b hydraulic lines which resulted in a loss of a & b hydraulic systems. The acft returned to Miami & the crew was unable to extend the right main landing gear using emergency manual extension procedures. After landing with the right main gear retracted, the left main & nose gear collapsed & separated. Massive ply separations were found in the #3 tire starting at the toe bead, down the sidewall & extending circumferentially around the crown of the tire at the 10th to 13th ply layers. Insp of the site where the separation met the bead bundles revealed a location where the bead seat had been sanded & smoothed. The abrasion had removed the outer chafer strip, several cover plies, & had exposed the plies covering the toe bead. The bead seat, as well as the cords wrapped around the toe bead, had also been subjected to excessive heat for an extended period of time causing severe deterioration of the bead seat area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N812EA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22549
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- ZDV · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami Intl, runway 9R, 13,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,011 total · 6,954 in this make and model · 191 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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