# Incident 19790621017049I: Boeing 727235, Houston, TX, June 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NAL
- 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: N4749, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749-1996-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727235
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 91
- 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/19790621017049I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED WITH AN ENGINE VIBRATION PROBLEM AIRCRAFT CHECKED OUT OK.

## Other reports on N4749 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850610027749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850610027749I), Jun 10, 1985: Boeing 727235 (N4749), St Louis, MO. Flaps would not retract during climb. Dumped fuel and returned. Maintenance lubed flap jackscrews and gearboxes.

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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