Boeing 727-232 N515DA
21 March 1988 · Portland, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1988 at about 00:04 local time, a Boeing 727-232 registered N515DA, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Portland, Oregon, United States. 78 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 00:04
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland Intl (PDX)
- Coordinates
- 45.5701, -122.5901
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-232
- Registration
- N515DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Portland
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88IA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
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
CREW WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR. CREW THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR ATTACH FITTING HAD A FATIGUE FRACTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Boeing 727-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Connie Kallitta Services | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1988 | Boeing 727-200 | St. Thomas | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1988 | Boeing 727-232 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 14 |
| 26 Dec 1988 | Boeing 727-25 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Boeing 727-290 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1988 | Boeing 727-200 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Santiam Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Cessna 185F | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Bruce L. Carpernter | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Gates Learjet 25B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Cessna 172 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | J. Michael Read | No injuries | - |