# Incident 19900825049569I: Boeing 727251, Milwaukee, WI, August 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1990, 13:11 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281US-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825049569I

## Narrative

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

A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON FINAL. LANDED SAFELY. FLOW CONTROL VALVE BODY WAS CRACKED IN LEFT WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N281US (2)

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

- [Incident 19971230041339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230041339I), Dec 30, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft slsid off snow covered taxiway onto crassy area. No damage or injuries.
- [Incident 19800111013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111013519I), Jan 11, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Minneapolis, MN. Trailing edge flap asymmetry trip on takeoff. Inboard trailing edge flap jack screws lubricated.

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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