# Incident 19811004068509I: Boeing 727232, Dallas, TX, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 19:03 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dfw
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- 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/19811004068509I

## Narrative

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

ZA AFTER TAKEOFF UNABLE.RETRACTED TRAILING EDGE FLAPS RETURNED.REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR AND TRANSMITTER SWITCH

## Other reports on N502DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19931123050029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931123050029I), Nov 23, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N502DA), Billings, MT. After being towed to taxiway d the aircraft rolled backward towards runway. Rolled into the infield.
- [Incident 19901101057539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101057539I), Nov 1, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N502DA), Fairbanks, AK. Pilot advised ATC of possible blown nose tire. Landed safely. Found nose landing gear strut to be flat.
- [Incident 19800329042899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329042899I), Mar 29, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N502DA), Chicago, IL. Engine compressor stall during takeoff.

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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