# Incident 19810104011469I: Boeing 727, Tucson, AZ, January 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1981, 16:09 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32722, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32722-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- 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/19810104011469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY RUNWAY HEADING FOR VECTORS. DID NOT CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL. USED LOST COMM PROCEDURE

## Other reports on N32722 (3)

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

- [Incident 19800207030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207030399I), Feb 7, 1980: Boeing 727 (N32722), Houston, TX. Hydraulic leak suspected from hydraulic quantity indicator. Found leak at firewall #2 engine. Pn 65-17844-17.
- [Incident 19790811030509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811030509I), Aug 11, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N32722), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff when amber leading edge warning light came on. Defective light circuit.
- [Incident 19780915018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018799I), Sep 15, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N32722), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft lost hydraulic service access door in flight.

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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