# Incident 19940402007389I: Boeing 727243, Orlando, FL, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 14:41 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 28.4208° N, 81.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4208&lon=-81.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59412 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727243
- People aboard: 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94IA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402007389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITH LEFT GEAR RETRACTED. FIRE ON GROUND.RUNWAY FOAMED, SLIDE DEPLOYED SUCESSFULLY.

## 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 MIA94IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94IA110), Apr 2, 1994: Boeing 727-243 (N59412), Orlando, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the left main landing gear door actuator fitting due to fatigue cracking in the fitting. Contributing to the accident was inadequate written inspection procedures by the aircraft…

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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