# Incident 19800223027179I: Boeing 727227, Cleveland, OH, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 19:19 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718AA-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 15
- 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/19800223027179I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN NUMBER 2 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. CSD GARLOK SEAL AND LINE TO NUMBER 6 BEARING LEAKING.

## Other reports on N718AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19900820041849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820041849I), Aug 20, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N718AA), Rochester, NY. Landed at airport with an inoperative nose gear indicator light. Found a burnt out bulb.
- [Incident 19850416045829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416045829I), Apr 16, 1985: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Deming, NM, Minor damage. Engine separated from aircraft due to blue ice ingestion in flight. Faulty lavatory dump valve.
- [Incident 19830709053529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709053529I), Jul 9, 1983: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Frontal passage winds blew a trash dumpster into the side of the 727 during a push back.
- [Incident 19810219011389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219011389I), Feb 19, 1981: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Chicago, IL. Pilot reported unsafe gear light after takeoff. Maintenance replaced gear accessory unit.

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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