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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-223 · Boston, MA · December 27, 1987

Date: December 27, 1987 · 17:15 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N871AA
Reported as: Boeing 727223
People aboard: 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N871AARegistration cancelled Nov 23, 2001 · Boeing 727-223S/N 21383 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBoeing 727-223 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudder load limiter light on. Requested a lower altitude. Replaced flap up limit switch.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER LOAD LIMITER LIGHT ON. REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. REPLACED FLAP UP LIMIT SWITCH.

Other reports on N871AA · 2

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

Incident 19860208012379IMissed Approach IFR · Harlingen, TXStruck approach lighting system, touched down short of runway and then made a missed approach. Below minimums.Feb 8, 1986 · Substantial damage Incident 19820119004159INormal Cruise · Chicago, ILFire light on NR3 engine. Returned. No evidence of engine fire. Replaced fire warning control.Jan 19, 1982