# Incident 19780619046759I: Boeing 727222, Detroit, MI, June 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1978, 07:39 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7634U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7634U-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 122
- 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/19780619046759I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW DURING TAKEOFF. MINOR DAMAGE TO INBOARD FLAP. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N7634U (2)

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

- [Incident 19920915043619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915043619I), Sep 15, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7634U), Kansas City, MO. Failed to show a left gear down and locked. Made go-around. Replaced indicator bulb. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19800730063089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730063089I), Jul 30, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7634U), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to low engine power. Epr settings computed by flight crew incorrectly.

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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