# Incident 19890517028189I: Boeing 727222, Des Moines, IA, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 11:33 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7260U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7260U-2002-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517028189I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE LIGHTS APPEARED ON GEAR EXTENSION. MADE A FLY-BY. LANDED SAFELY. GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N7260U (4)

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

- [Incident 19980219006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980219006639I), Feb 19, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on 02-19-98 uala flight 448, a Boeing 727-222 enroute des moines, IA to denver, co lost oil pressure in the #1 engine. The crew shut down the engine…
- [Incident 19900412015109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412015109I), Apr 12, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Portland, OR. Loud noise and vibration from NR3 engine. Shut down and landed. Aircraft ferried for repairs.
- [Incident 19870227012979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227012979I), Feb 27, 1987: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Washington, DC. Lost a system hydraulic fluid through wing flap selector valve crack. System not shut down as quantity was depleted
- [Incident 19780815037109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037109I), Aug 15, 1978: Boeing 727 (N7260U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Gear door warning lights came on during landing. Found drag link bolt assembly broken.

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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