36.1659° N, 86.7844° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 14, 1978 · 14:50 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8435
Reported as
Boeing 707323B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D*
People aboard
78
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.
Unable to retract gear completly due to faulty leveling cylinder, also faulty engine start valve.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR COMPLETLY DUE TO FAULTY LEVELING CYLINDER, ALSO FAULTY ENGINE START VALVE.