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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · New Orleans, LA · October 31, 1978

Date: October 31, 1978 · 22:09 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CAL
Aircraft: N18480
Reported as: Boeing 727
People aboard: 58
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N18480Registration cancelled Oct 8, 1996 · Boeing 727-76S/N 18741 Airframe modelBoeing 727-76

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Seven elderly french passengers caused a disturbance over food. Captain made unscheduled landing. Put them off.

As the FAA filed it

SEVEN ELDERLY FRENCH PASSENGERS CAUSED A DISTURBANCE OVER FOOD. CAPTAIN MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. PUT THEM OFF.

Other reports on N18480 · 4

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

Incident 19900505022449IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Greensboro, NCLavatory motor overheated setting off smoke alarm. Used halon bottles. Pulled breaker.May 5, 1990 Incident 19860423027909IOther Ground Ops · Salt Lake City, UTLightning strike to the right horizontal stabilizer while loading passengers at gate. Damage to control panel.Apr 23, 1986 · Minor damage Incident 19851219068649INormal Cruise · Kansas City, MOUnable to control cabin pressure in either manual or auto mode. Replaced cargo door seal and outflow valve.Dec 19, 1985 Incident 19810531043159INormal Cruise · Houston, TXZk pressure lite for "a" hydraulic system came on. Found line cracked at number 2 engine firewall. Replaced line.May 31, 1981