# Incident 19851007059009I: Boeing 747121, San Francisco, CA, October 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1985, 13:09 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N749PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749PA-1992-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 1384871, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 188
- 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/19851007059009I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO SEPARATION OF LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FLAP. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED.

## Other reports on N749PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19840912052949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840912052949I), Sep 12, 1984: Boeing 747121 (N749PA), Sherbrooke, CA. False fire indication in baggage compartment. Captain fired extinguishers. Faulty electronic panel replaced.

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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