- Date
- February 5, 1986, 16:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place
- New York, NY
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N812EABoeing 727-225
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19860205042729I
- Case key
- 31524
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Analysis
While on walk around inspection the flight crew noticed a burned through area on the number one engine outboard cowling. The engine was removed from service and disassembled and examined. The fan duct and the engine combustion outer liner were also burned through. The number 7,8,9, combustion chambers were found to be partially burned away and distorted. The combustion chambers had been previously removed and weld repaired about 16000 hours prior to this failure. The chambers exhibited thermal fatigue failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N812EA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22549
- Airframe hours
- 14,499
- Engine
- P&W JT-8-D15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 8, 1985
- Airport
- LGA · La-Guardia
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,043 total · 1,101 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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