# Incident 19860921053679I: Boeing 727231, St Louis, MO, September 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1986, 13:18 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84355-2004-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 97
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860921053679I

## Narrative

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

LEADING EDGE SLAT FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED SLAT ACTUATOR AFTER SAFE RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N84355 (4)

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

- [Incident 19990628022259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628022259I), Jun 28, 1999: Boeing 727231 (N84355), Kansas City, MO. (From -23) during cruise the "a" system hydraulic qty dropped to "0" and the hydraulic pumps depressurized. The crew declared an emergency, dumped fuel, and…
- [Incident 19960331014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331014319I), Mar 31, 1996: Boeing 727231 (N84355), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Narrative: on March 31, 1996, twa flight #106 shut down no. 2 engine and returned to slc airport, suspecting a bird strike. Upon investigation, it was…
- [Incident 19891106055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106055669I), Nov 6, 1989: Boeing 72731 (N84355), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic failure. Pump valve circuit breaker popped. Flap drive motor had ruptured a seal. Landed safely
- [Incident 19891025058349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025058349I), Oct 25, 1989: Boeing 727231 (N84355), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic loss. Diverted for emergency landing. NR6 leading edge flap actuator was leading.

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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