# Incident 19800709068949I: Boeing 727225, Houston, TX, July 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1980, 14:32 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8826E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826E-1996-03-26) (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: 59
- 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/19800709068949I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE. REMAINED INFLATED. TREAD HAD SEPARATED DURING PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8826E (2)

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

- [Incident 19881019058839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019058839I), Oct 19, 1988: Boeing 727225 (N8826E), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Mechanic installed external power relay. Applied power. Fire in electronic compartment. Wires not reconnected.
- [Incident 19870824056969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870824056969I), Aug 24, 1987: Boeing 727225 (N8826E), Atlanta, GA. Right engine oil pressure dropped to zero. Landed with engine shut down. Found leaking garloc seal and 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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