# Incident 19900307010119I: Boeing 72751, St Louis, MO, March 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1990, 17:10 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471US-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307010119I

## Narrative

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

NR4 LEADING EDGE FLAP MALFUNCTIONED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. NR4 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR FAILED INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N471US (4)

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

- [Incident 19900531039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531039359I), May 31, 1990: Boeing 72751 (N471US), Ontario, CA. Noise from door on takeoff. Returned. Door was fully closed. No warning light.
- [Incident 19891001055159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001055159I), Oct 1, 1989: Boeing 72751 (N471US), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Loss of hydraulic fluid in a system on climb. Found right inboard leading edge flap actuator leaking.
- [Incident 19870227025339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227025339I), Feb 27, 1987: Boeing 72751 (N471US), Great Falls, MT. While taxiing to the gate, brakes seized. Found number 4 brake assembly had seized, deboost valve malfunctioning.
- [Incident 19850506022509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850506022509I), May 6, 1985: Boeing 72751 (N471US), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Fire warning NR2 engine on climbout. Engine indications normal. Returned and found 13 stage anti ice duct blown.

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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