# Incident 19860430022949I: Boeing 727222, Wichita, KS, April 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1986, 19:55 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7625U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7625U-1994-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430022949I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL AFTER ENCOUNTERING ARRIVAL DELAYS AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N7625U (1)

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

- [Incident 19920418014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418014629I), Apr 18, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7625U), Kansas City, MO. Experienced flap indication problem. Landed safely. Found outboard flap bypass valve separating from drive motor.

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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