# Incident 19780628035239I: Boeing 727, Washington, DC, June 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1978, 07:50 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1982-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 50
- 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/19780628035239I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. FLIGHT RETURNED. NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N1982 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910119010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119010589I), Jan 19, 1991: Boeing 72723 (N1982), Hayden, CO. Pilot delayed clearing runway due to icy conditions. Another aircraft landed on same runway before runway was clear
- [Incident 19820910058989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910058989I), Sep 10, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N1982), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. It is thought that pilot struck an 8 foot steel fence pole while taxing for takeoff. Damage found on arrival at stl
- [Incident 19780614045759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614045759I), Jun 14, 1978: Boeing 727 (N1982), Dayton, OH. Jammed stabilizer at FL 350 became functional at 3000 feet. Moisture was removed and jack screw lubricated.

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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