# Incident 19890911048729I: Boeing 72722C, Portland, ME, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TAGA
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429EX-2002-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911048729I

## Narrative

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

A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USED. GEAR UP HOSE WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N429EX (3)

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

- [Incident 19940513016369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940513016369I), May 13, 1994: Boeing 72722C (N429EX), Buffalo, NY. Both a system hydraulic pumps failed in flight. Continued to destion. Gear and flaps manually operated.
- [Incident 19910725035619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910725035619I), Jul 25, 1991: Boeing 72722C (N429EX), San Antonio, TX. Unsafe gear up light after departure. Returned. Uplock switch faulty.
- [Incident 19861118072119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861118072119I), Nov 18, 1986: Boeing 72722C (N429EX), Kansas City, MO. Engine was shutdown en route when oil pressure and quantity were lost. Indicator system sensor improperly secured.

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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