- Date
- January 31, 1981
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 128 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8847EBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 81/1/31 FLUSHING,NY BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2215 N8847E PX- 0 0124 52, 8612 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2899 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FREEPORT,BAHAMAS ALBANY,NY FLUSHING,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- REWORKED TRUNNION LINK,PN 65-57904-18,FAILED,STRESS CORROSION AREA.BURN AREAS BNTH UNEVEN CHOME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8847E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Guardia