# Incident 19790101000549I: Boeing 727231, Kansas City, MO, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54330-1999-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 20
- 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/19790101000549I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR AFER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED. ICE HAD FORMED IN MECHANISM FROM RECENT WASHING.

## Other reports on N54330 (4)

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

- [Incident 19921022052049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022052049I), Oct 22, 1992: Boeing 727231 (N54330), Cleveland, OH. Unable to maintain cabin pressure. Returned. Found a cracked t fitting on outflow valve.
- [Incident 19901210061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901210061349I), Dec 10, 1990: Boeing 727231 (N54330), Wichita, KS. NR1 fuel transfer valve failed. No fuel transfer. Precautionary landing at Wichita.
- [Incident 19870414044299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414044299I), Apr 14, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54330), St Louis, MO. Oil filter bypass light came on at cruise. Light went out with reduced power. Replaced bypass switch.
- [Incident 19860210006159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210006159I), Feb 10, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54330), St Louis, MO. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Safe landing. Found corrosion at the connector for the master warning test card

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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