Boeing 727-225 N812EA
5 February 1986 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1986 at about 21:12 local time, a Boeing 727-225 registered N812EA was involved in an incident near New York, New York, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- La-Guardia (LGA)
- Coordinates
- 40.9208, -73.7705
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225
- Registration
- N812EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86IA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Boeing 727-295 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Piedmont Airline | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1986 | Robinson R-22A | East Fishkill, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Cessna 172M | Cairo, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Jun 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Chaumont, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Durhamville, New York, United States | Kamp Airport, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1986 | Bell B-222A | Staten Island, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |