Boeing 757-225 N509EA
20 January 1989 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1989 at about 01:15 local time, a Boeing 757-225 registered N509EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 111 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 01:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-225
- Registration
- N509EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- ATL89IA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ACCOMPLISH AN APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING EN ROUTE CLIMB, INBOARD FIXED WING PANEL OVER WHEEL WELL SEPARATED FROM ACFT. BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH REGARDING CRACKED FASTENERS WHICH ATTACHED THE WING PANEL TO ACFT. SERVICE DIFFICULTY RPRTS REVEALED SAME CARRIER HAD EXPEREINCED PREVIOUS SIMILAR LOSS OF THE PANEL. ACFT INVOLVED HAD NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1989 | Boeing 757-251 | San Francisco, California, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1989 | Boeing 757-232 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1989 | Boeing 757-2S7 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | America West Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1989 | Boeing 757-223 | Santa Ana, California, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Boeing 757 | Alajuela, Costa Rica | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1988 | Boeing 757 | Providence, Rhode Island, 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 | - |