# Incident 19870812066339I: Boeing 727100, Glendale, AZ, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 14:32 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Luke Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GATA
- Location: 33.5350° N, 112.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUKE AFB (LUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5350&lon=-112.3832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7892-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- People aboard: 97
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,350 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812066339I

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN STRONG THERMAL ACTIVITY DURING LANDING FLAIR AND DRAGGED A WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7892 (3)

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

- [Incident 19890608055389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608055389I), Jun 8, 1989: Boeing 72731 (N7892), Miami, FL. Lost cabin pressure on climb . Emergency descent. Oxygen masks deployed. Out flow valve obstructed with insulation.
- [Incident 19860511022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511022809I), May 11, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N7892), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic went to zero in cruise. Landed safely. Found lower rudder hydraulic boost package leaking.
- [Incident 19801117079979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117079979I), Nov 17, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N7892), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Landing in slush caused damage to light lens, tail skid, and right inboard flap.

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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