# Incident 19800127019349I: Boeing 727222, Des Moines, IA, January 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1980, 14:52 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7630U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7630U-1998-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19800127019349I

## Narrative

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

OIL BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LOW PRESSURE OIL SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT.

## Other reports on N7630U (2)

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

- [Incident 19841010057339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841010057339I), Oct 10, 1984: Boeing 727222 (N7630U), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. As aircraft was being guided by ground personnel wing struck light pole causing minor damage.
- [Incident 19800805067769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805067769I), Aug 5, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7630U), Chicago, IL. Takeoff rejected due to takeoff warning horn. Elevator trim was improperly set.

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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