# Incident 19830215072779I: Boeing 727225, Miami, FL, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 20:29 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8831E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831E-1991-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,353 total, 2,725 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215072779I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE ON CLIMBOUT. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON RECYCLING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA075), Feb 16, 1983: Boeing B-727-200 (N8831E), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8831E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900404014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404014989I), Apr 4, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8831E), Washington, DC. After rotation stair light came on and stairs observed partly extended. Returned. Had prior problem.
- [Incident 19781014030379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014030379I), Oct 14, 1978: Boeing 727 (N8831E), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Flight diverted due to wheel well fire warning light. Sensing element was rubbing on structure.

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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