# Incident 19781105023459I: Boeing 727, Houston, TX, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978, 17:11 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88702-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (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 727
- People aboard: 86
- 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/19781105023459I

## Narrative

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

LOST "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. REPLACED PUMP.

## Other reports on N88702 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910716034269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716034269I), Jul 16, 1991: Boeing 727224 (N88702), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Aircraft cleared to move into position for takeoff. Clipped wing of another aircraft.
- [Incident 19880503022389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503022389I), May 3, 1988: Boeing 727224 (N88702), San Antonio, TX. Hydraulic system a failed on landing rollout. Engine hydraulic pump pressure line had failed behind the fitting.
- [Incident 19790816031689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031689I), Aug 16, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88702), Houston, TX. Engine shutdown due to low oil pressure and quantity. Fitting #515197 oil cooler ears were broken.

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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