# Incident 19871104071509I: Boeing 727225, Kansas City, MO, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 09:35 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856E-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (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 727225
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104071509I

## Narrative

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

INBOARD FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED. ROLLER ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT FLAP REPLACED.

## Other reports on N8856E (2)

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

- [Incident 19880526047229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526047229I), May 26, 1988: Boeing 727225 (N8856E), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. NR3 main gear tire ruptured and wheels locked during taxi after landing. Towed to gate with passengers onboard.
- [Incident 19850811077589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811077589I), Aug 11, 1985: Boeing 727225 (N8856E), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Cabin fire caused airliner to make an emergency landing. Hair spray in hand bag of passenger leaked into air duct.

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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