# Incident 19791212047299I: Boeing 72725, Boston, MA, December 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1979, 13:11 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- 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: N8104N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8104N-1997-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25 (registry code 1384006, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725
- People aboard: 3
- 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/19791212047299I

## Narrative

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

HAD DIFFICULTY EXTENDING NOSE GEAR. REPLACED LOCK ACTUATOR PN77AC222 AND SIDE PLATES, WASHED, LUBRICATED.

## Other reports on N8104N (3)

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

- [Incident 19950525022549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525022549I), May 25, 1995: Boeing 727100 (N8104N), Des Moines, IA. Smoke in cockpit en route. Declared emergency. Diverted to dsm. Defective ballast for cockpit lights.
- [Incident 19830209007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830209007759I), Feb 9, 1983: Boeing 72725 (N8104N), Atlantic City, NJ. All generators dropped off. Crew went to essential power. Found a failed generator and constant speed drive.
- [Incident 19790206004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206004549I), Feb 6, 1979: Boeing 72725 (N8104N), Pittsburgh, PA. Crew unable to control pressurization, found ruptured duct.

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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