37.7750° N, 122.4194° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1979 · 20:30 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
Natl
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PSA
Aircraft
N541PS
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
143
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.
After takeoff inboard flaps stopped retraction at 5 degrees. Replaced flap flow regulator and alternate motor.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF INBOARD FLAPS STOPPED RETRACTION AT 5 DEGREES. REPLACED FLAP FLOW REGULATOR AND ALTERNATE MOTOR.