19791102056509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-224 · Houston, TX · November 2, 1979

Date: November 2, 1979 · 09:45 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Intercontinental
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CAL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88711
Reported as: Boeing 727224
People aboard: 22
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N88711Registration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Boeing 727-224S/N 19802 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBoeing 727-224 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After takeoff nose gear door failed to fully close. Found broken wire cable clamp permitting wire to jam doors.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED TO FULLY CLOSE. FOUND BROKEN WIRE CABLE CLAMP PERMITTING WIRE TO JAM DOORS.

Other reports on N88711 · 5

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

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