# Incident 19790105000689I: Boeing 727224, Tulsa, OK, January 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1979, 11:12 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88701-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 108
- 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/19790105000689I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, RIGHT HAND SAFETY RELIEF VALVE WAS OPEN.

## Other reports on N88701 (5)

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

- [Incident 19870811054679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811054679I), Aug 11, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88701), St Louis, MO. The airliner diverted due to a number 1 engine oil bypass light illumination. Screens clogged with carbon particles.
- [Incident 19870727067289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727067289I), Jul 27, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88701), Houston, TX, Minor damage. 3 Centerline lights were found damaged. The aircrafts tail skid was slightly damaged. Pilots deny tail contact.
- [Incident 19870219017749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219017749I), Feb 19, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88701), Des Moines, IA. Unruly passenger claimed he had chest pains after aircraft was diverted. Police removed passenger at the gate.
- [Incident 19800519053459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053459I), May 19, 1980: Boeing 727224 (N88701), Houston, TX. Several warning lights came on after gear was retracted using over ride. Found faulty gear accessory unit.
- [Incident 19790921051419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921051419I), Sep 21, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88701), Houston, TX. Engine shut down due to loss of oil, oil cooler line had cracked. Engine changed due to windmill time.

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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