# Incident 19861012063029I: Boeing 727231, St Louis, MO, October 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1986, 18:55 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N54333, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54333-1999-08-03) (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: 76
- 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/19861012063029I

## Narrative

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

A SYSTEM HYDRAULICS FAILED AT CRUISE. TOWED OFF RUNWAY AFTER A SAFE LANDING. FITTING ON HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS LOOSE.

## Other reports on N54333 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880605032369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605032369I), Jun 5, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N54333), St Louis, MO. PIC noticed discrepancies between altimeter systems. Switched to alternate system. Found hole in static port heater
- [Incident 19870511021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511021339I), May 11, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54333), St Louis, MO. Left gear did not indicate locked when gear extended. Replaced accessory box.

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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