29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 8, 1978 · 13:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
N487DA
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
80
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
"A" hydraulic system turned off due to loss of fluid. Flow limiting valve had sealed.
As the FAA filed it
"A" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TURNED OFF DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. FLOW LIMITING VALVE HAD SEALED.