Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 March 1966
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-25
Owner/operator: Eastern Air Lines
Registration Number: N8101N
Location: Miami, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 103
Component Affected: Right Main Gear DoorRight Main Gear Door
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
On take-off around 1:40 PM, the right main gear door became stuck due to a malfunctioning valve. Captain Eugene E. Young circled the airport until 3:30 PM, during which he flew aircraft out over the ocean to dump fuel and make a wheels-up landing.On take-off around 1:40 PM, the right main gear door became stuck due to a malfunctioning valve. Captain Eugene E. Young circled the airport until 3:30 PM, during which he flew aircraft out over the ocean to dump fuel and make a wheels-up landing.
Description
On take-off about 1:40pm, the right main gear door stuck open owing to a misrigged valve. Capt. Eugene E. Young circled the airport until 3:30pm when he flew aircraft out over the ocean to dump fuel before making a wheels-up landing.
Source of Information
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=71654&key=0, https://www.jetphotos.com/info/727-18252https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=71654&key=0, https://www.jetphotos.com/info/727-18252Primary Cause
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