# Incident 19790920024079I: Boeing 72751, Detroit, MI, September 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1979, 15:59 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479US-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- People aboard: 97
- 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/19790920024079I

## Narrative

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

SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING LEFT SLAT ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N479US (1)

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

- [Incident 19880429021969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429021969I), Apr 29, 1988: Boeing 72751 (N479US), Memphis, TN. Lost oil pressure on nr 2 engine. Shut down and returned. Helicoils came loose, blew out o ring. Loose gearbox studs

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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