# Incident 19811013082309I: Boeing 727223, Romulus, MI, October 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1981, 12:09 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 824
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,780 total, 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/19811013082309I

## Narrative

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

ZJ HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. EVACUATED PASSENGERS ON RUNWAY. GEAR PINS INSTALLED.

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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