# Incident 19900319008759I: Boeing 727214, Charlotte, NC, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 14:38 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723US-1994-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319008759I

## Narrative

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

A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED AFTER DEPARTURE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WING FLAP MOTOR LEAKING AT B NUT.

## Other reports on N723US (1)

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

- [Incident 19891212061279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212061279I), Dec 12, 1989: Boeing 727214 (N723US), Charlotte, NC. Mechanic taxiing aircraft to cargo area. Departed taxiway onto grass area. Taxiway was wet and had tailwind.

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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