# Incident 19800115012199I: Boeing 727222, Pittsburgh, PA, January 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1980, 19:47 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7623U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7623U-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 45
- 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/19800115012199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST A SYSTEM PRESSURE IN CRUISE. HYDRAULIC LEAK AT LEFT TRANSFER VALVE ON ELEVATOR POWER PACK.

## Other reports on N7623U (1)

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

- [Incident 19800709060239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709060239I), Jul 9, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7623U), Chicago, IL. Engine failed during takeoff run.

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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