# Incident 19890408037659I: Boeing 747SP21, Sydney, AS, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 11:04 local time
- Place: Sydney, AS
- Airport: Kingsford Smith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Aircraft: N147UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147UA-2001-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747SP-21 (registry code 1384802, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747SP21
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 247
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408037659I

## Narrative

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

FIRM LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND. LANDED WITH SLIGHT CRAB. GEAR MOVED AFT. CORROSION IN RIGHT LANDING GEAR TRUNNION.

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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