Lockheed L-1011 N333EA

Summary

On 21 April 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Lockheed L-1011 registered N333EA, operated by Eastern Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 152 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1982 at 01:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami International (MIA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Lockheed L-1011

Registration

N333EA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Eastern Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA82IA102

Nobody was injured.

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

EASTERN AIRLINES FLIGHT 29, A LOCKHEED L-1011, SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK LANDED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE CREW NOTICED A RED WARNING LIGHT ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED THE LANDING ROLL AT WHICH TIME PROVISIONS WERE MADE TO DEPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SHOWED A COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CYLINDER ORGINATING FROM THE BORE OF THE INBOARD RETRACT ACTUATOR. EXAMINATION OF THE CRACKS REVEALED EVIDENCE OF STRESS CORROSION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.