# Incident 19890729042149I: Boeing 72723, Rochester, NY, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729042149I

## Narrative

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

A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON DESCENT. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  .

## Other reports on N1978 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820405024369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405024369I), Apr 5, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Dallas Ft Worth, TX. Lost over 8000 pounds of fuel on descent and taxi to gate. Nr 2 fuel control unit cover plate PN376876 leaked.
- [Incident 19800117015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015159I), Jan 17, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Syracuse, NY. Number 7 leading edge slat did not retract after takeoff. Slat and actuator replaced.

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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