- Date
- April 14, 1984, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Martinique
- Injuries
- 263 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N751PABoeing 747-121
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840414027919I
- Case key
- 31036
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Analysis
While climbing through FL200 crew experienced a loss of #4 hydraulic system pressure, illumination of the red 'gear door' and 'left wing door open' lights, a medium freq vibration and heard a loud rushing sound. Flt diverted to miami, FL, where landing was made without incident. Investigation disclosed left wing landing gear door actuator, actuator beam ass'y and assoc keel beam box attaching hardware were missing. Boeing subsequently has issued a service bulletin regarding detection of cracks in the internal back-up brackets & fittings for the wing gear door actuating system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N751PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-121
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19665
- Airframe hours
- 56,042
- Engine
- P&W JT9D, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Pan American (Paaa)
- Registered owner
- Bankers Trust Co. Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- JFK · New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26,000 total · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.