19790422024719I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 707* · Boaton, MA · April 22, 1979

Date
April 22, 1979 · 23:00 local
Place
Boaton, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAA
Aircraft
N896PA
Reported as
Boeing 707*
People aboard
187
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.

Loss of engine oil due to a leaking gar lock seal on the gear box, PN-790337.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO A LEAKING GAR LOCK SEAL ON THE GEAR BOX, PN-790337.