# Incident 19781014030379I: Boeing 727, Charlotte, NC, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978, 09:37 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8831E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831E-1991-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19781014030379I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT. SENSING ELEMENT WAS RUBBING ON STRUCTURE.

## Other reports on N8831E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900404014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404014989I), Apr 4, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8831E), Washington, DC. After rotation stair light came on and stairs observed partly extended. Returned. Had prior problem.
- [Incident 19830215072779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215072779I), Feb 15, 1983: Boeing 727225 (N8831E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Left gear door failed to close on climbout. Left main gear failed to extend on recycling. Landed gear up.

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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