# Incident 19961109044839I: Boeing 727227, El Paso, TX, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 12:54 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76753, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76753-2012-02-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109044839I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19930720035369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720035369I), Jul 20, 1993: Boeing 727 (N76753), West Palm Beach, FL. B system hydraulic pressure went to zero on climb. Proceeded to destination. Replaced upper rudder control unit.
- [Incident 19921218056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218056499I), Dec 18, 1992: Boeing 727227 (N76753), West Palm Beach, FL. Had loss of steering on landing rollout. Towed to gate. Found apex pin missing. Located pin on runway.
- [Incident 19880403043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403043209I), Apr 3, 1988: Boeing 727227 (N76753), Omaha, NE. Unable to retract inboard flaps. Fuel dumped. Diverted to Omaha. Found inboard flap transmitter was loose.

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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