# Accident 19861215068559A: Boeing 727222, Anchorage, AK, December 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1986, 21:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 61.1606° N, 149.9910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1606&lon=-149.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7635U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7635U-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861215068559A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING INITIAL APPROACH. PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA021), Dec 16, 1986: Boeing 727-222 (N7635U), Anchorage, AK, minor damage

## Other reports on N7635U (2)

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

- [Incident 19871006073259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006073259I), Oct 6, 1987: Boeing 727222 (N7635U), Salt Lake City, UT. Aircraft returned due to pressurization problems after takeoff.
- [Incident 19800830081889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830081889I), Aug 30, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7635U), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to an engine low pressure light. Oil pressure light malfunctioned.

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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