# Incident 19790409010369I: Boeing 727231, Chicago, IL, April 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1979, 12:24 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54340-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 99
- 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/19790409010369I

## Narrative

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

SPLIT FLAP CONDITION ENCOUNTERED, RIGHT INBOARD FLAP DRUM ASSEMBLY REPLACED. PN 292-8516

## Other reports on N54340 (3)

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

- [Incident 19891217063909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891217063909I), Dec 17, 1989: Boeing 727231 (N54340), Dayton, OH. Flap and elevator problems. Disconnected autopilot and diverted. Replaced abd rerigged control system parts.
- [Incident 19860609033819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860609033819I), Jun 9, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54340), St Louis, MO. On flap retraction after takeoff,the inboard trailing edge flaps did not retract fully. Transmission bearing faulty.
- [Incident 19800313038389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313038389I), Mar 13, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N54340), St Louis, MO. No. 2 leading edge slat would not retract. Telescoping anti-ice duct cracked and binding.

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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