Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | lunes 31 agosto 1998 |
Hora: | 22:35 |
Tipo: | Boeing 727-228F |
Operador: | DHL Airways |
Registración: | N722DH |
Numéro de série: | 19861/682 |
Año de Construcción: | 1969-01-15 (29 years 8 months) |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 50861 |
Motores: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Carga |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH (PSM/KPSM), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | 1165 |
Descripción:Shortly after takeoff, about 600 feet above the ground, the number 2 engine failed. The flight crew declared an emergency and requested to return to the JFK Airport. The first officer was the flying pilot. As the airplane slowed to about 80 knots on the runway, the captain took control of the airplane. Shortly thereafter, the right main landing gear failed. The airplane slid to a stop on the runway. The 3 flight crew members and 2 jumpseat riders exited the airplane and were not injured.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the right main landing gear caused by fatigue cracking and stress corrosion cracking of the trunnion bearing support fitting."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 years and 9 months | Accident number: | DCA98MA084 | Download report: | Summary report
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Fuentes:
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Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: 19-JAN-1999 | To: FAA | A-99-4 |
REQUIRE OPERATORS OF ALL BOEING 727 SERIES AIRPLANES TO (1) CONDUCT PERIODIC ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) FORWARD TRUNNION BEARING SUPPORT FITTINGS FOR CORROSION, CRACKS, AND STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; (2) REPAIR OR REPLACE THESE FITTINGS IF THEY ARE CRACKED OR CORRODED; AND (3) ENSURE THAT A PROPER MOISTURE BARRIER IS APPLIED ON NEW OR EXISTING MLG FORWARD TRUNNION BEARING SUPPORT FITTINGS TO MINIMIZE CORROSION. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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accident date:
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Aircraft history
15 JAN 1969 |
F-BOJE |
Air France |
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10 DEC 1990 |
N722DH |
DHL |
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH as the crow flies is 363 km (227 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.