# Incident 19921022051149I: Boeing 727227, Grand Junction, CO, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16762-1996-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022051149I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR RETRACT CYLINDER RUPTURED.

## Other reports on N16762 (1)

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

- [Accident 19931115047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931115047509A), Nov 15, 1993: Boeing 727227 (N16762), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Delayed gear extension due extended final. Distracted by traffic and GPWS. Flared. Noted gear. Tail hit on go around

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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