# Incident 19880403043209I: Boeing 727227, Omaha, NE, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76753, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76753-2012-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403043209I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT INBOARD FLAPS. FUEL DUMPED. DIVERTED TO OMAHA. FOUND INBOARD FLAP TRANSMITTER WAS LOOSE.

## Other reports on N76753 (3)

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

- [Incident 19961109044839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109044839I), Nov 9, 1996: Boeing 727227 (N76753), El Paso, TX. Narrative: Continental flt 1425 diverted into elp due to a fuel leak in #1 tank. The aircraft was grounded and company maintenance called in for repairs.…
- [Incident 19930720035369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720035369I), Jul 20, 1993: Boeing 727 (N76753), West Palm Beach, FL. B system hydraulic pressure went to zero on climb. Proceeded to destination. Replaced upper rudder control unit.
- [Incident 19921218056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218056499I), Dec 18, 1992: Boeing 727227 (N76753), West Palm Beach, FL. Had loss of steering on landing rollout. Towed to gate. Found apex pin missing. Located pin on runway.

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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