# Incident 19880507039729I: Boeing 727231, Milwaukee, WI, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 12:25 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52313-2011-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507039729I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR UP. GEAR LOWERED MANUALLY. NORMAL LANDING. DOWN LOCK BOLT MISSING.

## Other reports on N52313 (4)

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

- [Incident 19850125004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125004839I), Jan 25, 1985: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Diverted after windshield outer panel broke. Replaced windshield and window heat controller.
- [Incident 19840128010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128010919I), Jan 28, 1984: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Smoke observed in cockpit. Unable to find the cause. Forward ovens were replaced as a precaution.
- [Incident 19800605046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046059I), Jun 5, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N52313), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Cap came off retreaded tire during takeoff. Flight continued to ord, found minor damage to fore and mid flap
- [Incident 19790511026299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511026299I), May 11, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Fire developed after landing and during engine reverse. Compressor blades damaged.

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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