# Incident 20001111024359I: Boeing 727232, Fort Wayne, IN, November 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2000, 02:18 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77780, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77780-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001111024359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ADVISED OF A LEADING EDGE SLAT MALFUNCTION 25 MILES EAST OF FORT WAYNE. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEE SDR #00690 ON FILE DFW FSDO.

## Other reports on N77780 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961218043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961218043239I), Dec 18, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N77780), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: received an occurrence notice on 12-18-96 by fax from the regional control center. The notice stated that "Continental airlines flight 770, a B-727…

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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