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O Rings Missing Firelight Hindered Oil Seal Check on Eastern Jet
Two Eastern Airlines mechanics testified it was too dark to confirm O rings on oil plug seals during maintenance on a Hastern L 1011 before Flight 855's near ditched over the Atlantic. The jet's three Rolls Royce RB-211 engines stalled after oil leaked, but pilot Boddy and co pilot Thompson returned to Miami with no injuries among 172 aboard. The NTSB continued depositions as the investigation unfolded, with Burris and Sunbury suspended and reassigned pending exams.
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Eastern Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Miami
Richard E. Boddy
Steven C. Thompson
National Transportation Safety Board
Lynn H. Burris
James A. Sunbury
Nassau
Bahamas
NTSB
Burris
Sunbury and
Sunbury
Safety Board
Jim Burnett
Eastern
Richard EB. Boddy