# Incident 19910509014869I: Boeing 727222, San Francisco, CA, May 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1991, 08:10 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7268U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7268U-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- People aboard: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,878 total, 8,383 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014869I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE EN ROUTE. IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N7268U (1)

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

- [Incident 19811202084049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202084049I), Dec 2, 1981: Boeing 727222 (N7268U), Chicago, IL. Malfunction of accessory gear module caused warning light to remain on after gear retracted. Module replaced.

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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