# Incident 19881213069509I: Frchld F27J, Houston, TX, December 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1988, 06:55 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N380BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380BA-1991-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,397 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881213069509I

## Narrative

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

ISOLATION VALVE OPENED TO CLOSE CABIN DOOR DURING PREFLIGHT. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR CONTROL VALVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N380BA (4)

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

- [Incident 19860501025099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501025099I), May 1, 1986: Frchld F27J (N380BA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Right wingtip hit a chain link fence during taxi for departure. Position light damage.
- [Incident 19860322028819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322028819I), Mar 22, 1986: Frchld F27J (N380BA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Left wingtip collided with jetway while 4 ground personnel were directing aircraft to gate.
- [Incident 19841212072889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841212072889I), Dec 12, 1984: Frchld F27J (N380BA), Bloomington, IL. Unsafe nose gear indication. As main gear touched down nose went to locked. Actuator mounting screw safety pn worn.
- [Incident 19830227011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227011419I), Feb 27, 1983: Frchld FH227 (N380BA), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Left main tires went flat due to defective brakes. Rapid exhaust valve stuck,overheated brakes blew safety plugs.

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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