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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727200 · Memphis, TN · August 18, 1980

Date
August 18, 1980 · 11:22 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N462DA
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
85
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.

Hydraulic "a" system failure due to failed bolts on flap selector valve.

As the FAA filed it

HYDRAULIC "A" SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAILED BOLTS ON FLAP SELECTOR VALVE.