Boeing 727-225 N8835E
29 November 1989 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1989 at about 20:45 local time, a Boeing 727-225 registered N8835E was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 53 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 20:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield Atlanta Int'l (ATL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225
- Registration
- N8835E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albany → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL90IA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE CONDITION WAS NOT CORRECTED. ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE RIGHT MLG WERE UNSUCCESSFUL & THE RIGHT MLG REMAINED PARTIALLY EXTENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY A LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE LEFT MLG AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED & THE RIGHT MLG PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AFTER LANDING THE ACFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RWY & THE RIGHT MLG FELL FREELY. THE UPLOCK HOOK WAS FOUND POSITIONED UP. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR BOLTS WERE LOOSE & THE SERRATED PLATE HAD BEEN DISPLACED. THE BOLTS SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH 25-42 FT-LBS TORQUE; INBOARD WAS LOOSENED WITH 10 FT-LBS, TWO OTHERS WERE FINGER TIGHT. ACTUATOR FITTING DISPLACED FULLY OUTBOARD. BOEING SERVICE LETTER 727-SL-32-47 APPLIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1989 | Boeing 727-224 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1989 | Boeing 727-100 | Guantanamo | Gulf Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-225B | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Boeing 727-232 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-31 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1989 | Cessna 172 | Franklin, Georgia, United States | Dale Spangler | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1989 | Boeing 737-291 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Cessna 177B | Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | Belle Isle Int'l Acft Sales | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Screven, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1989 | Sikorsky H-34J | Louisville, Georgia, United States | Clifton D. McGowan | No injuries | - |