# Incident 19870228016819I: Boeing 727222, Macon, GA, February 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1987, 00:00 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7255U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7255U-2002-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228016819I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT FOLLOWED BY A DOWNDRAFT AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS. MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS, ATTENDANTS.

## Other reports on N7255U (1)

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

- [Incident 19801220085259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220085259I), Dec 20, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7255U), Chicago, IL. Flight encountered fuel transfer problem. Nr 2 fuel crossfeed valve actuator had 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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