# Incident 19871203083409I: Boeing 727243, Houston, TX, December 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1987, 12:34 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.9844° N, 95.3414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9844&lon=-95.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571PE-2017-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-243 (registry code 138408D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-243) (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 727243
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203083409I

## Narrative

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

WARNED OF LOOSE METAL ON RIGHT WING ON LANDING. LE SLAT HAD COME LOOSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA037), Dec 3, 1987: Boeing 727-243 (N571PE), Houston, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER DRILLING OF THE CROSS HOLE IN THE SLAT TRACK BEARING BOLT, WHICH LED TO ITS FAILURE FROM FATIGUE CRACKING.

## Other reports on N571PE (1)

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

- [Incident 19880504032299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880504032299I), May 4, 1988: Boeing 727230 (N571PE), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. NR2 engine fire warning light on. Fire bottle used. Returned. Replaced high pressure bleed duct and fuel heat valve

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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