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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727227 · Philadelphia, PA · May 20, 1986

Date
May 20, 1986 · 11:45 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N782AL
Reported as
Boeing 727227
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During descent stabilizer jammed, electric and manual trim inoperative. Safe landing. Stabilizer gearbox replaced.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DESCENT STABILIZER JAMMED, ELECTRIC AND MANUAL TRIM INOPERATIVE. SAFE LANDING. STABILIZER GEARBOX REPLACED.