# Incident 19890810046269I: Boeing 727224, Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88709, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89IA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810046269I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION IN CRUISE. DESCENDED AND SLOWED. FOUND 20 INCH CRACK IN FLOOR PANEL IN WHEEL WELL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89IA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA315), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N88709 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840905050979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905050979I), Sep 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Kansas City, MO. Unable to control pressure in cabin. Found a crack in the ceiling of the nose wheel well.
- [Incident 19790420024509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420024509I), Apr 20, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot struck a service truck during taxi. Damaged the wingtip.

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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