# Incident 19780524040079I: Boeing 727214, Austin, TX, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 14:40 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNF
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409BN-1996-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APPROACH TO LANDING INBOARD FLAP WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. INDICATOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N409BN (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800721062009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721062009I), Jul 21, 1980: Boeing 727227 (N409BN), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down due to loss of oil. Found oil cap off tank,
- [Incident 19800429045029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429045029I), Apr 29, 1980: Boeing 727214 (N409BN), Dallas, TX. Shudder experienced while banking at FL180 and 30 KTS. Flight returned. Inboard flap thrust bearing replaced.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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