Passengers 190 Survivors 201 (all) Number of deaths 0 Operator Eastern Air Lines Crew count 11 | Fatalities 0 Date 22 September 1981 Injuries (nonfatal) 0 Passenger count 190 | |
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Summary Uncontained engine failure leading to loss of hydraulic systems and control failures Site Emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States Aircraft type Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar Similar Dan‑Air Flight 240, 1981 Panamanian Air Force, Somali Airlines Flight 40, 1981 Bristow Helicopte, 1981 Armenia mid‑air co | ||
Eastern Airlines Flight 935 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight operated by Eastern Airlines. On September 22, 1981, Eastern Airlines Flight 935, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet 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.
Aircraft
The plane was a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, registration N309EA, C/n / msn: 1010, fitted with Rolls-Royce RB211-22B turbofan engines. It was en route from Newark Liberty International Airport in New York City to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.