GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
19850421029139I |
| Local Date |
21-APR-85 |
| City |
ATLANTA |
| State |
GA |
| Airport Name |
HARTSFIELD - JACKSON ATLANTA INTL |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Make |
DOUGLAS |
| Aircraft Model |
DC9 |
| Aircraft Series |
31 |
| Operator |
EASTERN AIR LINES INC |
| Primary Flight Type |
SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER |
| Secondary Flight Type |
PASSENGERS |
| Type of Operation |
AIR CARRIER/COMMERCIAL |
| Registration Nbr |
8948E |
| Total Aboard |
93 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Aircraft Weight Class |
OVER 12500 LBS |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Flight Plan Filed |
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES |
| Approach Type |
VISUAL |
Pilot In Command
| Pilot Certificates |
AIRLINE TRANSPORT |
| Pilot Rating |
AIRPLANE MULTI-ENGINE LAND |
| Pilot Qualification |
QUALIFIED |
| Flight Time Total Hours |
18000 |
| Total in Make/Model |
9000 |
| Total in Last 90 days |
160 |
| Total in last 90 days Make/Model |
160 |
Event Remarks
NR2 THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYED DURING CLIMB, FOUND REVERSER CONTROL VALVE HANDLE INSTALLED WRONG AND ACCUMULATOR LOW.
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