# Incident 19791211047189I: Doug DC8/, Boston, MA, December 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1979, 19:04 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTL
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783FT-1984-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8/
- 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/19791211047189I

## Narrative

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

SPLIT FLAP CONDITION DURING CLIMB. ACTUATOR FROZEN #5772691-3, PORKCHOP FITTING #5751152503 BROKEN.

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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