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November 12, 1983 · Boeing 727-225A · N812EA

Miami, FL

Overview

Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 12, 1983
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 serious injury), 158 uninjured
Location
Miami, FL
Aircraft
Boeing 727-225A
Tail Number
N812EA
Operator
Eastern Airlines
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DCA84AA006

After departing Miami and climbing through 10,900 ft, the #3 right main landing gear tire exploded causing massive damage to systems A & B hydraulic lines which resulted in a loss of A & B hydraulic systems. The aircraft returned to Miami and the crew was unable to extend the right main landing gear using emergency manual extension procedures. After landing with the right main gear retracted, the left main and nose gear collapsed and separated. Massive ply separations were found in the #3 tire starting at the toe bead, down the sidewall, and extending circumferentially around the crown of the tire at the 10th to 13th ply layers. Inspection of the site where the separation met the bead bundles revealed a location where the bead seat had been sanded and smoothed. The abrasion had removed the outer chafer strip, several cover plies, and had exposed the plies covering the toe bead. The bead seat, as well as the cords wrapped around the toe bead, had also been subjected to excessive heat for an extended period of time causing severe deterioration of the bead seat area.

Full Narrative

AFTER DEPARTING MIAMI & CLIMBING THROUGH 10,900 FT THE #3 RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO SYSTEMS A & B HYDRAULIC LINES WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF A & B HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. THE ACFT RETURNED TO MIAMI & THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR USING EMERGENCY MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES. AFTER LANDING WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, THE LEFT MAIN & NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & SEPARATED. MASSIVE PLY SEPARATIONS WERE FOUND IN THE #3 TIRE STARTING AT THE TOE BEAD, DOWN THE SIDEWALL & EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND THE CROWN OF THE TIRE AT THE 10TH TO 13TH PLY LAYERS. INSP OF THE SITE WHERE THE SEPARATION MET THE BEAD BUNDLES REVEALED A LOCATION WHERE THE BEAD SEAT HAD BEEN SANDED & SMOOTHED. THE ABRASION HAD REMOVED THE OUTER CHAFER STRIP, SEVERAL COVER PLIES, & HAD EXPOSED THE PLIES COVERING THE TOE BEAD. THE BEAD SEAT, AS WELL AS THE CORDS WRAPPED AROUND THE TOE BEAD, HAD ALSO BEEN SUBJECTED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE BEAD SEAT AREA.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time21:00 EST
Nearest AirportMiami Intl (0nm N)
Runway9R
Runway Length13002 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBoeing 727-225A
Tail NumberN812EA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorEastern Airlines
Operating RulePart 121
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsP&W · JT8D-15 · Turbofan · 15500
Seats157

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 serious injury), 158 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured158
Total159
Crew 1Age 49 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightBright Night
Wind320° @ 3 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 61 F
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time02:20
Weather SourceWFAC

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