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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-227 · El Paso, TX · November 9, 1996

Date
November 9, 1996 · 12:54 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N76753
Reported as
Boeing 727227
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Continental flt 1425 diverted into elp due to a fuel leak in #1 tank. The aircraft was grounded and company maintenance called in for repairs. Maintenance could not duplicate the problem, but suspect the transfer valve had stuck open. Aircraft returned to service. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL FLT 1425 DIVERTED INTO ELP DUE TO A FUEL LEAK IN #1 TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND COMPANY MAINTENANCE CALLED IN FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT SUSPECT THE TRANSFER VALVE HAD STUCK OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FILE CLOSED.

Other reports on N76753 · 3

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