# Incident 19810111005269I: Boeing 727224, Los Angeles, CA, January 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32718-2013-08-19) (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 727224
- People aboard: 109
- 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/19810111005269I

## Narrative

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

INBOARD FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND ON LANDING.  FOUND DRY BEARING ON JACK SCREW, REPLACED SAME.

## Other reports on N32718 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900119011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119011359I), Jan 19, 1990: Boeing 727224 (N32718), Denver, CO. Pilot instructed to roll out to end of runway. Ran nose gear off end of runway. Powered back and taxied to gate.
- [Incident 19831213069679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213069679I), Dec 13, 1983: Boeing 727 (N32718), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to loss of electrical power on no 3 engine. Replaced engine generator and bus detection panel.

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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