- Date
- June 18, 1975
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 100 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8841EBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0021 75/6/18 MIAMI,FL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2040 N8841E PX- 0 0 95 51, 24000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY FT LAUDERDALE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- STRESS CORROSION FAILURE OF NLG RELEASE MECHANISM TORSION SHAFT.UNABLE LOWER NOSE LANDING GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8841E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl