- Date
- November 8, 1972
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8156GBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0040 72/11/8 ATLANTA,GA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2255 N8156G PX- 0 0 0 47, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1767 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- MLG REAR TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM FAILED DUE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8156G
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hartsfield