# Incident 19800328032729I: Boeing 727225, Detroit, MI, March 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8825E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8825E-1996-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19800328032729I

## Narrative

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

LEADING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. REPLACED BEARINGS, SLIDER & TOGGLE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N8825E (2)

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

- [Incident 19871230079959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230079959I), Dec 30, 1987: Boeing 727225 (N8825E), Columbus, OH. Driver proceeded behind a parked aircraft with engines running. Truck was tipped over on its side.
- [Incident 19861118068999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861118068999I), Nov 18, 1986: Boeing 727225 (N8825E), Atlanta, GA. Returned due to loss of oil pressure and quantity. Bearing tube replaced.

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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