- Date
- July 26, 1984, 16:58 local (20:58 UTC)
- Place
- Buffalo, NY
- Injuries
- 105 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N518PEBoeing 727-232
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35446
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the departure from newark, NJ, the aircrew noted a vibration which ceased after the gear was retracted. The crew suspected that a tire was out-of-round or a gear door was vibrating & continued the flt. During the apch to Buffalo, NY, the vibration occurred again when the landing gear was extended, but ceased on final apch. The apch & landing were continued without further incident. After landing, an exam of the acft, gear & gear doors revealed no reason for the vibration. However, during the flt, a piece of the left trailing edge flap had separated. It had separated on final apch & had hit a parked car causing minor damage. There was evidence of improper surface preparation & bonding during a previous repair of the flap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N518PE
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-232
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20641
- Airframe hours
- 30,025
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 13,750 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- People Express Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 25, 1984
- Departed
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Observed at
- BUF