# Incident 19791008051869I: Boeing 727232, Baton Rouge, LA, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 09:20 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 71
- 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/19791008051869I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO GEAR UNSAFE FLIGHT. A ROD NEXT TO THE RIGHT GEAR SWITCH HAD COME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N479DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19901227061569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227061569I), Dec 27, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Portland, OR. NR1 engine low oil pressure. Shut down and landed. Excessive oil of unknown origin accumlating in tailpipe.
- [Incident 19900725044939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725044939I), Jul 25, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Fairbanks, AK. Unable to retract flaps on climb. Hydraulic a system quantity drop. Landed safely. Casting split on flap valve.
- [Incident 19850204013399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204013399I), Feb 4, 1985: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. While taxiing out of parking under the direction of ground personnel aircraft wingtip struck jetway.
- [Incident 19780801047569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801047569I), Aug 1, 1978: Boeing 727 (N479DA), Boston, MA. Lost one generator, other abnormal on approach. Landed without incident. Csd part no. 7000842A. Generator, 976J4981

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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