29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 17, 1979 · 21:20 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NAL
Aircraft
N5608
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
35
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.
A system hydraulic failure on approach. Hydraulic pump pressure line leaking and seal failed.
As the FAA filed it
A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON APPROACH. HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE LEAKING AND SEAL FAILED.