# Incident 19790419024299I: Boeing 727232, Portland, ME, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 07:24 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N482DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N482DA-2000-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 7
- 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/19790419024299I

## Narrative

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

ZK LEADING EDGE SLAT INDICATED UNSAFE FOR LANDING, PILOT HAD NO CONTROL PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N482DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900423041179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423041179I), Apr 23, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N482DA), Covington - Cin, OH. A system hydraulic failure on climb. Returned. Found right gear door sequence valve cracked.
- [Incident 19800709060249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709060249I), Jul 9, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N482DA), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. 2 Tires blownout on landing,fuse plugs may have melted as result of previous rejected takeoff.

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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