- Date
- January 17, 1986, 18:51 local (23:51 UTC)
- Place
- Loudon County, VA
- Injuries
- 131 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N802EABoeing 727-225
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 15851
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The rt main lndg gear would not extend for lndg at wash natl arpt. The lndg was aborted and the crew attempted to correct the situation but were unsuccessful. An emergency gear-up lndg was made at dulles internatl arpt. The crew and passg evacuated without injury. Post acc exam showed that the rt downlock link bearing had corroded and seized; Boeing part #BACB10B107J. There is no external provision for lubrication of this part and no requirment for disassembly to inspect or lubricate. An 'installed' inspection was done at 'a' checks each 130 hrs and 'c' checks every 36 days. The most recent was an 'a' check on 10/28/85.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N802EA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22433
- Airframe hours
- 16,558
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines
- Registered owner
- Connecticut Nat'L Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 28, 1985
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- DCA · Washington, DC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IAD · Dulles Int'L Airport, runway 19R, 11,501 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- 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
- 10,758 total · 2,324 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- None