# Incident 19910422016699I: Boeing 727231, Wichita, KS, April 22, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1991, 21:24 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12308, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12308-1996-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910422016699I

## Narrative

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

SPLIT FLAPS ON DESCENT. RECYCLED AND THEY APPEARED NORMAL. LOOSE CANNON PLUG ON INDICATOR CAUSED PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N12308 (3)

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

- [Incident 19860210018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210018189I), Feb 10, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N12308), New York, NY. Nose pitched up on final. Trimmed down but yoke was binding fore and aft. Suspect ice buildup. Previously deiced.
- [Incident 19800728082619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728082619I), Jul 28, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N12308), Chicago, IL. Landed with hydraulic system failure. Replaced b pump, b system quantity transmitter & pressure filters.
- [Incident 19780707042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707042629I), Jul 7, 1978: Boeing 737200 (N12308), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Wing tip scraped during landing. Crew not available for interview.

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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