# Incident 19870408025949I: Boeing 737222, Great Falls, MT, April 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1987, 07:08 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9051U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9051U-1999-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408025949I

## Narrative

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

A CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.  DOOR IMPROPERLY LATCHED.

## Other reports on N9051U (1)

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

- [Incident 19800810069889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810069889I), Aug 10, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9051U), Chicago, IL. Unable to raise nose gear on climbout. Hydraulic lines to gear uplock cylinder replaced.

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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