- Date
- May 5, 1983, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 172 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N334EALockheed L-1011
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Board-adopted at Board Meeting
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19830505075289I
- Case key
- 30757
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Descending thru 15000 ft into nassau the #2 eng was shut down due to low oil press. At 16000 ft returning to Miami the #3 eng flamed out, & 3 min later the #1 eng flamed out. The acft began descending without power from 13000 ft. at about 10000 ft the flightcrew announced that ditching was imminent. The #2 eng was restarted at 4000 ft, & the acft made a one-eng landing at Miami. All o-ring seals in the master chip detector assy's in the eng lubrication system were missing causing oil leaks in all engs. Proper procedures to remove, reinstall & inspect the detectors for oil leaks wereavailable. The foreman knew that mechanics were not routinely replacing o-ring seals. Accident was 9th chip detector occurrence since procedures were revised 12/81. FAA aware of problems on eal acft but did not assign special surveillance priority to them. Attendants not aware of time available to prepare cabin for ditching. Pax had difficulty locating & donning life vests.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N334EA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193A-1141
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB-211-22B, 41,030 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MIA
- Destination
- Nassau
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami Intl, runway 27L, 13,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,045 total · 13 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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