19790131004259I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727200 · Pittsburgh, PA · January 31, 1979

Date
January 31, 1979 · 08:35 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Aircraft
N7256U
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
48
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.

On gear extension 3 green lights and 3 red lights stayed on. A fly by tower confirmed gear down. Replaced switch.

As the FAA filed it

ON GEAR EXTENSION 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND 3 RED LIGHTS STAYED ON. A FLY BY TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN. REPLACED SWITCH.