- Date
- February 4, 1975
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8102NBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147048
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0002 75/2/4 MIAMI,FL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1440 N8102N PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL PROVIDENCE,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN EMPENNAGE REMARKS- UNSECURED WIRE BUNDLE CHAFED AGAINST HYD LINE,ARCED CAUSING HOLE,IGNITED FLUID.F/E PREFLIGHTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8102N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl