# Incident 19900816045649I: Boeing 727222, Buffalo, NY, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 22:33 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7643U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7643U-2008-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 124
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,912 total, 2,343 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816045649I

## Narrative

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

SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FAILURE. EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED 2 HYDRAULIC PUMPS.

## Other reports on N7643U (2)

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

- [Incident 20000627032909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000627032909I), Jun 27, 2000: Boeing 727222 (N7643U), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot in command stated that during landing he was slightly out of alignment with the runway, he made a right hand correction and landed normal. Post…
- [Incident 19910807036379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807036379I), Aug 7, 1991: Boeing 727222 (N7643U), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Inboard tires locked on landing due to failure of anti skid system.

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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