# Incident 19781025028239I: Boeing 707/, Ft Worth, TX, October 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1978, 08:20 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7592A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7592A-1982-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-123B (registry code 138360H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- 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/19781025028239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MAIN GEAR LEVELING CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N7592A (1)

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

- [Incident 19800225027219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225027219I), Feb 25, 1980: Boeing 707123B (N7592A), Syracuse, NY. Number 3 engine shut down due to inflight reversal. Found defective wire to aft reverser switch.

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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