# Incident 19890825047699I: Boeing 72731C, Fort Myers, FL, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 07:15 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N925UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925UP-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31C (registry code 1384011, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-651-54 (registry code 54564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-651-54) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825047699I

## Narrative

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

LOST SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FLUID. EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND FLAP DRIVE LEAK ON LEFT INBOARD SIDE.

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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