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Eastern Air Lines Flight 935

Coordinates: 40°11′N 74°10′W / 40.183°N 74.167°W / 40.183; -74.167
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 935
N309EA, the aircraft involved, photographed in June 1973
Accident
DateSeptember 22, 1981
SummaryUncontained engine failure resulting in major loss of hydraulics
SiteEmergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States
40°11′N 74°10′W / 40.183°N 74.167°W / 40.183; -74.167
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
OperatorEastern Air Lines
RegistrationN309EA
Flight originNewark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, United States
DestinationLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupants201
Passengers190
Crew11
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors201

Eastern Air Lines Flight 935 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight operated by Eastern Air Lines. On September 22, 1981, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure which led to a loss of 3 out of the 4 hydraulic systems aboard the aircraft at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) MSL. The crew were able to land the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport with some limited use of the outboard spoilers, the inboard ailerons and the horizontal stabilizer, plus differential engine power of the remaining two engines. There were no injuries.[1]

Aircraft

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The plane was a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, registration N309EA,[2] C/n / msn: 1010, fitted with Rolls-Royce RB211-22B turbofan engines, delivered in July 1972. In April 1973 and 1974, the plane was leased to Trans World Airlines under the same registration. It was en route from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Aftermath

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The aircraft, N309EA, was repaired and returned to service until it was retired in 1988. In 1989, the aircraft was sold to Air Transat and re-registered as C-FTNB. The aircraft was scrapped in 2001.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aircraft Accident Report-Eastern Airlines Flight 935, Lockheed L-1011-385, N309EA, Near Colts Neck, New Jersey, September 22, 1981" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 1982-06-01. NTSB-AAR-82-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2014-05-06. - Copy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
  2. ^ "FAA Registry (N309EA)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  3. ^ "C-FTNB Air Transat Lockheed L-1011 Tristar". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-04-28.