# Incident 19780910018719I: Boeing 727223, Windsor Locks, CT, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978, 09:20 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N870AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870AA-2006-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 54
- 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/19780910018719I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON DOWN POSITION SWITCH CANNON PLUG.

## Other reports on N870AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19971103043649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103043649I), Nov 3, 1997: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: this incident involved a passenger allegedly smoking on aircraft. After reviewing circumstances surrounding this incident, aala cmo recommended loi…
- [Incident 19970702022819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702022819I), Jul 2, 1997: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Miami, FL. A system lost fluid. Cranked gear down. Replaced. Hydraulic pumps. Flap motor and filters.
- [Incident 19890309030809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309030809I), Mar 9, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Collided with a street sweeper while taxiing for takeoff. Sweeper was parked on the other side of the yellow line.
- [Incident 19810416029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416029029I), Apr 16, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to high number 1 engine temp. Maintenance found metal shavings in NR6 bleed air duct.

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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