# Incident 19791102056509I: Boeing 727224, Houston, TX, November 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88711-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 22
- 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/19791102056509I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19860525030699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860525030699I), May 25, 1986: Boeing 727224 (N88711), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. Left main gear could not be extended for landing. Diverted for safe landing. Castellated nut lodged in actuator.
- [Incident 19860128010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860128010599I), Jan 28, 1986: Boeing 727224 (N88711), Omaha, NE. Yaw damper flag required lower altitude. Higher fuel consumption than anticipated. Indicator replaced.
- [Incident 19791231035579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231035579I), Dec 31, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88711), Los Angeles, CA. Flaps would not retract after takeoff. Found broken flap transmitter.
- [Incident 19781009029969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009029969I), Oct 9, 1978: Boeing 727224 (N88711), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Right inboard main wheel axle broke while taxiing.
- [Incident 19780716048239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716048239I), Jul 16, 1978: Boeing 727224 (N88711), Tulsa, OK, 1 fatal. Returned 10 minutes after departure due to difficult breathing of elderly passenger.

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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