# Incident 19810728053349I: Boeing 72751, New Orleans, LA, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 22:24 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5607, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5607-1998-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- People aboard: 27
- 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/19810728053349I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET LEFT LANDING GEAR GREEN DOWN LIGHT LANDED OK. DIRTY MICRO SWITCH.

## Other reports on N5607 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830408016399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408016399I), Apr 8, 1983: Boeing 72751 (N5607), Tallahassee, AL. An elderly woman was thrown to the floor when pilot encountered turbulence. Found excessive fuel drain nr 2 engine.
- [Incident 19790624016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016589I), Jun 24, 1979: Boeing 72751 (N5607), Houston, TX. Captain advised center he was reducing speed due to yaw damper problem. Continued without incident.

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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