34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 28, 1979 · 17:13 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PSA
Aircraft
N548PS
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
169
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.
Pilot had flap problems in climbout. Hydraulic system bypass valve PN10607102, SND49085 had malfunctioned.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD FLAP PROBLEMS IN CLIMBOUT. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BYPASS VALVE PN10607102, SND49085 HAD MALFUNCTIONED.