# Incident 19900827040239I: Boeing 747422, Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1990, 10:25 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: 33.9500° N, 118.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9500&lon=-118.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174UA-2018-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-422 (registry code 1384935, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747422
- People aboard: 319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 325 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90IA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827040239I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NOSE AND BOTH BODY GEARS RETRACTED. PASSENGERS EVACUATED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX90IA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA305), Aug 27, 1990: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED DRUM LINK ASSEMBLIES WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE…

## Other reports on N174UA (2)

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

- [Accident 20130219002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130219002779A), Feb 19, 2013: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), No damage. The flight was from sydney to sfo. The flight had been experiencing intermittent moderate turbulence for several hours. A flight attendant was on scheduled…
- [Incident 19980107004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107004319I), Jan 7, 1998: Boeing 747422 (N174UA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: at approximately 10:40 am on January 7, 1998, aircraft N174UA (8674) was being taxied from hangar #19 to terminal #7. The taxi technicians did not…

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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