# Incident 19880707045099I: Boeing 72723, Milwaukee, WI, July 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1988, 04:45 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IASA
- 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: N1979 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707045099I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST LEFT GEAR DOOR PRIOR TO LANDING.CREW FELT THUMP ON DESCENT.NORMAL LANDING.GEAR DOOR BOLT HAD FAILED

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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