# Incident 19890511039109I: Boeing 72792C, Agana, Guam, May 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1989, 18:36 local time
- Place: Agana, Guam
- Airport: Agana Nas
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 13.4742° N, 144.7478° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagåtña, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4742&lon=144.7478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18476, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18476-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-92C (registry code 1384032, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-92c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72792C
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511039109I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SPLIT FLAP PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. READJUSTED FLAP AND CHECKED RIGGING.

## Other reports on N18476 (4)

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

- [Incident 19891102065219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102065219I), Nov 2, 1989: Boeing 72792C (N18476), Agana, Guam, Minor damage. Piece of leading edge of trailing flap separated and fell into swamp. Unable to recover failed part.
- [Incident 19890914064419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914064419I), Sep 14, 1989: Boeing 72792C (N18476), Johnston Island, HI. Elevator would bind at neutral position during taxi. Straight crank for stabilizer trim potentiometer binding.
- [Incident 19820204000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820204000019I), Feb 4, 1982: Boeing 72792C (N18476), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Wing tip hit service vehicle on taxi to gate. Ground crew failed to stop airplane. Ground crew suspended.
- [Incident 19790828032979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828032979I), Aug 28, 1979: Boeing 72792C (N18476), Saipan, TQ. Aircraft touched down short of runway.

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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