# Incident 19781130024559I: Boeing 72725, Raleigh, NC, November 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8832E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8832E-1992-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725
- 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/19781130024559I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP FLUTTERED AT 330 KIAS. FLUTTER WOULD STOP WITH SPEED BRAKE CRACKED OPEN. ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

## Other reports on N8832E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850829076309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829076309I), Aug 29, 1985: Boeing 727225 (N8832E), Charleston, SC. Uncontrolled altitude deviation after encountering moderate to severe turbulence. Minor injuries.
- [Incident 19780117003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117003349I), Jan 17, 1978: Boeing 727225 (N8832E), Windsor Locks, CT. Sw 3 green lights after cycling gear. Unventful landing. Pins installed. Ice in wheel well area removed.

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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