41.6005° N, 93.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 29, 1979 · 21:49 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNF
Aircraft
N300BN
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
72
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
Flight landed with an asymmetric inboard flap condition. Jackscrews cleaned and lubricated. Indicator replaced.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT LANDED WITH AN ASYMMETRIC INBOARD FLAP CONDITION. JACKSCREWS CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. INDICATOR REPLACED.