# Incident 19880220010309I: Boeing 727225, Savannah, GA, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 21:18 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8870Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220010309I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC LEAK CAUSED SMOKE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MAIN LANDING GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE WAS LEAKING.

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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