# Incident 19850829076309I: Boeing 727225, Charleston, SC, August 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 32.7792° N, 79.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7792&lon=-79.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8832E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8832E-1992-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85IA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829076309I

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATION AFTER ENCOUNTERING MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE.  MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL85IA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA263), Aug 29, 1985: Boeing 727-225 (N8832E), Charleston, SC, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N8832E (2)

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

- [Incident 19781130024559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130024559I), Nov 30, 1978: Boeing 72725 (N8832E), Raleigh, NC. Right outboard flap fluttered at 330 KIAS. Flutter would stop with speed brake cracked open. Assembly replaced.
- [Incident 19780117003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117003349I), Jan 17, 1978: Boeing 727225 (N8832E), Windsor Locks, CT. Sw 3 green lights after cycling gear. Unventful landing. Pins installed. Ice in wheel well area removed.

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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