# Incident 19841028071459I: Boeing 72722, Corpus Christi, TX, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 10:01 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40484, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40484-1996-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028071459I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF OUTBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT MORE THAN 4 DEGREES. FLAP TOGGLE BEARING GONE, TOGGLE BOLT SHEARED.

## Other reports on N40484 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800707059879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059879I), Jul 7, 1980: Boeing 727 (N40484), Houston, TX. Crew observed rapid loss of hydraulic pressure during gear retraction. Extended gear and landed. Hose ruptured.
- [Incident 19800625048859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800625048859I), Jun 25, 1980: Boeing 727 (N40484), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Flight had loud noise and severe vibration. Compressor blade damage.

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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