# Incident 19780816037269I: Boeing 727235, Charleston, SC, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978, 21:25 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4734-1994-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727235
- People aboard: 88
- 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/19780816037269I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC FLUID IN FLIGHT. FOUND HOLE IN LINE.

## Other reports on N4734 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820217004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820217004509A), Feb 17, 1982: Boeing 727235 (N4734), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Explosion occurred in number 2 engine during takeoff. Captain aborted takeoff but damage occurred from fire.
- [Incident 19801012082369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012082369I), Oct 12, 1980: Boeing 727235 (N4734), New Orleans, LA. Engine shut down in flight due to an overheat light. False indication due to damaged electrical strip.

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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