# Incident 19850929055259I: Boeing 72721, Denver, CO, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 18:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCTX
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72721
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85IA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85IA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929055259I

## Narrative

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

GEAR ACTUATOR BEAM AND SUPPORT LINK ASSEMBLY WERE FORCED THROUGH UPPER WING SKIN ON GEAR EXTENSION DUE CORROSION.

## 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 DEN85IA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85IA250), Sep 30, 1985: Boeing 727-100 (N721PC), Denver, CO, incident, minor 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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