Boeing 747-131 N53116
18 December 1994 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1994 at about 19:29 local time, a Boeing 747-131 registered N53116 was involved in an incident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 189 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:29
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy (JFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6504, -73.7901
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-131
- Registration
- N53116
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Juan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95IA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
Probable cause
Improper maintenance overhaul which resulted in a fatigue crack.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OUTER CYLINDER SEPARATED. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACK IN THE SCHRADER VALVE HOLE. THE HOLE, INCLUDING THE FATIGUE REGION, CONTAINED A LAYER OF NICKEL APPLIED DURING OVERHAUL AS A MEANS OF RESTORING THE ORIGINAL TOLERANCES OF THE PART. THE CRACKING INITIATED FROM A 0.009-INCH-DEEP GOUGE OR FILING MARK IN THE NICKEL LAYER. BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THIS AND SIMILAR NEARBY MARKS, THE CORNER FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE OVERHAUL REQUIREMENT OF A RADIUS PF 0.6 TO 0.9 INCH AT THE FATIGUE INITIATION LOCATION. ALSO, A BEVEL FOUND IN THE NICKEL LAYER AT THIS CORNER, DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE CORNER REQUIREMENT. THE CYLINDER HAD 82,131 HOURS OF TOTAL TIME AND 14,951 CYCLES, AND WAS LAST OVERHAULED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE SEPTEMBER 30, 1988. ALSO, GOUGES, AND FILING MARKS WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE CRACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1994 | Boeing 747-400 | Pacific Ocean | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1994 | Boeing 747 | Narita, Japan | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 4 Mar 1994 | Boeing 747-200F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | China Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 2 Nov 1994 | Boeing 747-251B | CHICAG0, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1993 | Boeing 747-200 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1993 | Boeing 747-100 | Milan, Italy | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1994 | Piper PA-28-180C | Nunda, New York, United States | Raymond J. Marshall | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Crown Point, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Aeronca 11AC | Schuylerville, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | Scriba, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1994 | Beechcraft C35 | Rhinebeck, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1994 | Cessna 152-II | Enfield, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |