# Incident 19800117015159I: Boeing 72723, Syracuse, NY, January 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1980, 21:23 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- 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/19800117015159I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. SLAT AND ACTUATOR REPLACED.

## Other reports on N1978 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890729042149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729042149I), Jul 29, 1989: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Rochester, NY. A system hydraulic failure on descent. Manually extended gear. Landed without incident. .
- [Incident 19820405024369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405024369I), Apr 5, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Dallas Ft Worth, TX. Lost over 8000 pounds of fuel on descent and taxi to gate. Nr 2 fuel control unit cover plate PN376876 leaked.

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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