Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | maandag 31 augustus 1998 |
Tijd: | 22:35 |
Type: | Boeing 727-228F |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | DHL Airways |
Registratie: | N722DH |
Constructienummer: | 19861/682 |
Bouwjaar: | 1969-01-15 (29 years 8 months) |
Aantal vlieguren: | 50861 |
Motoren: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Schade: | Groot |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH (PSM/KPSM), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 1165 |
Beschrijving: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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Bronnen:
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Veiligheidsmaatregelen
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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY en Portsmouth-Pease AFB, NH bedraagt 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.