# Incident 19890225026909I: Boeing 727251, Milwaukee, WI, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 08:40 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N294US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294US-1997-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225026909I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED ON GEAR AND FLAP RETRACTION. CONTINUED FLIGHT. FOUND A FRAYED HYDRAULIC LINE.

## Other reports on N294US (3)

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

- [Incident 19840620035289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620035289I), Jun 20, 1984: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Chicago, IL. No. 2 engine shut down during climb. Returned. Found damaged compressor and turbine blades. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19830715044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715044119I), Jul 15, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Made turn onto a posted access road while using cargo ramp to bypass traffic. Wing hit a light pole.
- [Incident 19800529052159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529052159I), May 29, 1980: Boeing 727 (N294US), Chicago, IL. Flight returned when left gear would not retract. Maintenance lubed gear and checked micro switches.

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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