34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 29, 1980 · 07:30 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PSAA
Aircraft
N557PS
Reported as
Boeing 727214
People aboard
75
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.
Number 12 spoiler actuator leaking internally, caused roll when flaps were extended.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 12 SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING INTERNALLY, CAUSED ROLL WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED.