# Incident 19871203074519I: Boeing 727200, Kansas City, MO, December 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7276U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7276U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727200
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203074519I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AT APPROACH. CYCLED GEAR FOUR TIMES. SAFE LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF. LANDED OK.

## Other reports on N7276U (1)

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

- [Incident 19930101000999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930101000999I), Jan 1, 1993: Boeing 727222 (N7276U), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. NR2 engine fire warning light on. Discharged bottle. Returned. Found NR2 starter disintegrated.

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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