McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N236AA
8 March 1987 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1987 at about 13:17 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 registered N236AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 76 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:17
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baltimore Wash Int'l (BWI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80
- Registration
- N236AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87IA105
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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
MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACH BOLT SEPARATED DURING TAKEOFF AS A RESULT OF PREEXISTING STRESS CORROSION CRACKING. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS ISSUED ALERT MD-80 SERVICE BULLETIN A32-220 FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-80 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | International Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 152 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Computer Flight Inst. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Striplin SKY RANGER | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Mount Airy, Maryland, United States | Frederdick Aviation | Serious injuries | - |