Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | lundi 31 août 1998 |
Heure: | 22:35 |
Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 727-228F |
Compagnie: | DHL Airways |
Immatriculation: | N722DH |
Numéro de série: | 19861/682 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1969-01-15 (29 years 8 months) |
Heures de vol: | 50861 |
Moteurs: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 5 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 5 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Aéroport de départ: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Aéroport de destination: | Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH (PSM/KPSM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Numéro de vol: | 1165 |
Détails: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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Sources:
» NTSB
Opérations de secours
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:
31-08-1998type: Boeing 727-228F
registration: N722DH
accident date:
31-08-1998type: Boeing 727-228F
registration: N722DH
accident date:
31-08-1998type: Boeing 727-228F
registration: N722DH
Aircraft history
15 JAN 1969 |
F-BOJE |
Air France |
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10 DEC 1990 |
N722DH |
DHL |
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY et Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH est de 363 km (227 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.