# Incident 19870521022239I: Boeing 727231, St Louis, MO, May 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1987, 10:22 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- 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: N54326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54326-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (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 727231
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870521022239I

## Narrative

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

THE PLANE LOST HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.  HOLE FOUND IN NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N54326 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950412016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412016219I), Apr 12, 1995: Boeing 727231 (N54326), New York, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on arrival maintenance reported damage to no. one slat. Flight crew unaware of possible contact with runway on landing. Damage was minor and NTSB…

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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