# Incident 19860513025119I: Boeing 737200, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1986, 15:35 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N983UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983UA-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513025119I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION BEFORE GO AROUND. RECYCLED GEAR, SAFE INDICATION AND LANDING.

## Other reports on N983UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870930066169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930066169I), Sep 30, 1987: Boeing 737291 (N983UA), Ontario, CA. A malfunctioning APU fire detection system caused evacuation of the aircraft. Minor injuries.

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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