- Date
- July 11, 1987, 18:38 local (22:38 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, DC
- Injuries
- 87 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8892ZBoeing 727-225
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870711046889I
- Case key
- 31800
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg arr, the acft's radar showed tstms in the area of the arpt. As the flt contd, ATIS info chgd. When the plts ctcd Washington apch ctl with old ATIS info, the ctlr did not correct the flt. They were adzd of hvy rain, strong wnds & a PIREP of wndshr nr the arpt, but they were not informed that the low lvl wndshr alert sys (llwas) was inop. The flt was vectored for a rosslyn rwy 18 apch. After ctcg the twr, the plts were adzd the wnd was fm 230 deg at 35 to 45 KTS. Shortly thereafter, on final apch, the acft was 'inundated' by rain. The crew lost sight of the arpt, bgn a missed apch (m/a), & enctrd large hail & mod turbc. Drg the m/a, the acft stopped clbg at aprx 600' & the speed slowed fm 170 to 138 KTS. The capt applied full pwr & the acft responded, but the N1 & EGT lmts were exceeded. The capt reduced pwr & diverted to dulles intl arpt. A post flt exam revealed the 1st & 2nd stage turbine blades of all 3 engs had been overtemped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8892Z
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21861
- Airframe hours
- 24,354
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, doing business as Eastern Airlines
- Registered owner
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MCO · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DCA · Washington National, runway 18, 6,870 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 12,000 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 27 knots, gusting 47
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.