29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 28, 1980 · 22:16 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Aircraft
N822WA
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
103
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
All but one gallon of fluid lost from hydraulic system. Trailing edge bypass valve was ruptured.
As the FAA filed it
ALL BUT ONE GALLON OF FLUID LOST FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. TRAILING EDGE BYPASS VALVE WAS RUPTURED.