# Incident 19790302010409I: Boeing 72725, Houston, TX, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8141N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8141N-1994-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25 (registry code 1384006, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 38
- 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/19790302010409I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A DUE TO BLOWN FLAP ACTUATOR SEAL. ALSO FOUND DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR FAN BLADES.

## Other reports on N8141N (2)

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

- [Incident 19870706043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706043789I), Jul 6, 1987: Boeing 72725 (N8141N), Kansas City, MO. Engine oil temperature higher than normal. Engine shut down. Aircraft landed safely. Suspect fuel heat valve failed
- [Incident 19790415008219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415008219I), Apr 15, 1979: Boeing 72725 (N8141N), Boston, MA. "A" system hydraulic failure due to leaking gear actuating cylinder

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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