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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-76 · Greensboro, NC · May 5, 1990

Date: May 5, 1990 · 17:37 local
Place: Greensboro, NC
Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N18480
Reported as: Boeing 72776
People aboard: 78
Fatal injuries: 0

N18480Registration cancelled Oct 8, 1996 · Boeing 727-76S/N 18741 Airframe modelBoeing 727-76

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lavatory motor overheated setting off smoke alarm. Used halon bottles. Pulled breaker.

As the FAA filed it

LAVATORY MOTOR OVERHEATED SETTING OFF SMOKE ALARM. USED HALON BOTTLES. PULLED BREAKER.

Other reports on N18480 · 4

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

Incident 19860423027909IOther Ground Ops · Salt Lake City, UTLightning strike to the right horizontal stabilizer while loading passengers at gate. Damage to control panel.Apr 23, 1986 · Minor damage Incident 19851219068649INormal Cruise · Kansas City, MOUnable to control cabin pressure in either manual or auto mode. Replaced cargo door seal and outflow valve.Dec 19, 1985 Incident 19810531043159INormal Cruise · Houston, TXZk pressure lite for "a" hydraulic system came on. Found line cracked at number 2 engine firewall. Replaced line.May 31, 1981 Incident 19781031027959INormal Cruise · New Orleans, LASeven elderly french passengers caused a disturbance over food. Captain made unscheduled landing. Put them off.Oct 31, 1978