ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371282
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| Date: | Monday 11 April 1988 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-225A |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N889Z |
| MSN: | 21858/1542 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26282 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE LEFT MLG OUTER CYLINDER MAIN TRUNNION FRACTURED AND SEPARATED WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS SITTING AT THE GATE, SHORTLY BEFORE THE PLANNED DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENT METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE PART REVEALED THAT IT WAS IMPROPERLY OVERHAULED, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE LIFE OF THE PART.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88IA139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 1990 | N8889Z | Eastern Air Lines | 0 | Sarasota, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 19:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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