32.0835° N, 81.0998° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1988 · 21:18 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8870Z
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Hydraulic leak caused smoke in the air conditioning system. Main landing gear sequence valve was leaking.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC LEAK CAUSED SMOKE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MAIN LANDING GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE WAS LEAKING.