Status:	Definitief
Datum:	22 SEP 1981
Tijd:	11:40
Type:	Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Eastern Air Lines
Registratie:	N309EA
Constructienummer:	1010
Bouwjaar:
Motoren:	3 Rolls Royce RB211-22B
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 11
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 190
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 201
Schade:	Onbekend
Plaats:	nabij Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) (Verenigde Staten)
Fase:	Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:	Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:	San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico

Beschrijving:
Climbing through 800 feet after takeoff from Newark, the crew noticed a yellow caution light on the vibration monitor for the no. 2 engine. After levelling off at 1000 feet the vibration warning ceased, but there was a brief low oil pressure caution warning which lit up again while climbing through 6000 feet. At. FL145 the no. 2 engine suffered an uncontained failure. Three (A,B and C) of the four hydraulic systems failed. The aircraft immediately diverted to New York-JFK Airport.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - compressor assembly: bearing,rotor shaft
miscellaneous acts,conditions - lack of lubrication-specific part,not system
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overheated
miscellaneous acts,conditions - leak/leakage
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fire in engine
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
miscellaneous - foreign object damage
FACTORS:
personnel - production-design-personnel: poor/inadequate design
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines

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» Flight International 10.10.1981
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