# Incident 19850813042629I: Boeing 72723, Tulsa, OK, August 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1985, 12:20 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1975-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 89
- 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/19850813042629I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO FAILED SPOILER RETURN LINE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR REPAIR.

## Other reports on N1975 (2)

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

- [Incident 19831201069419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201069419I), Dec 1, 1983: Boeing 72723 (N1975), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin. Found overheated oven. Made precautionary landing en route. No damage found.
- [Incident 19780625036189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625036189I), Jun 25, 1978: Boeing 72723 (N1975), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a food catering truck while being taxied by maintenance personnel.

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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