# Incident 19900821043019I: Boeing 737322, Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1990, 09:28 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305UA-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 107
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,084 total, 1,032 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90IA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821043019I

## Narrative

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

MAIN RIGHT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED RIGHT GEAR UP. A THREE D CELL FLASHLIGHT PREVENTED THE GEAR EXTENSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90IA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA293), Aug 21, 1990: Boeing 737-322 (N305UA), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE WHO ALLOWED A FOREIGN OBJECT (FLASHLIGHT) TO REMAIN IN THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND/RETRACT LINKAGE DURING A NIGHT SERVICING BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N305UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19871028072519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028072519I), Oct 28, 1987: Boeing 737300 (N305UA), Kansas City, MO. APU fire warning light came on during climb. APU had been shutdown. Returned without fire or smoke evidence.

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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