# Incident 19800529051729I: Boeing 727232, Columbus, OH, May 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1980, 10:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477DA-2000-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 80
- 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/19800529051729I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO LOSS OF "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. MAINTENANCE FOUND CRACKED FILTER CAP.

## Other reports on N477DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19900128057059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128057059I), Jan 28, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Great Falls, MT. Trailing edge flaps had an asymmetrical condition causing them to stop at 2 degrees. Elected to land at Great Falls
- [Incident 19811120080159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120080159I), Nov 20, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Tornado hit airport,ten aircraft and 500 passengers involved. Minor injury to two ramp people substantial damage.
- [Incident 19790820032539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820032539I), Aug 20, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Boston, MA. Zk smoke from APU exhaust after landing. Oil seal had blown in APU.

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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