34.1901° N, 118.3264° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 4, 1978 · 07:35 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PSA
Aircraft
N530PS
Reported as
Boeing 727214
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,820 total6,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Trailing edge flap section failed in landing roll when airplane hit standing water (puddle) in runway depression.
As the FAA filed it
TRAILING EDGE FLAP SECTION FAILED IN LANDING ROLL WHEN AIRPLANE HIT STANDING WATER (PUDDLE) IN RUNWAY DEPRESSION.