# Incident 19870612033519I: Boeing 727251, Great Falls, MT, June 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1987, 20:27 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N266US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266US-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612033519I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT THE B SYSTEM HYDRAULICS FAILED.  SAFE LANDING.  REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP.

## Other reports on N266US (3)

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

- [Incident 20010404009319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404009319I), Apr 4, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On April 4, 2001, falcon flight #010, departing from Miami International Airport, with a final destination of tallahassee, Florida experienced a tail…
- [Incident 19921117051369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117051369I), Nov 17, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Portland, OR. Pilot returned to airport after NR1 engine start valve light illuminated. Replaced starter control valve.
- [Incident 19810117005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117005799I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 727 (N266US). Number 3 engine failed on approach. Changed oil screens and gas filter. No defects found.

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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