29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 15, 1980 · 18:48 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N721
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
103
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.
Zg zk zl crew unable to obtain up trim, landed with 15 degrees flaps. Lubricated trim jack screw and changed motor.
As the FAA filed it
ZG ZK ZL CREW UNABLE TO OBTAIN UP TRIM, LANDED WITH 15 DEGREES FLAPS. LUBRICATED TRIM JACK SCREW AND CHANGED MOTOR.