Aircraft that carried N278US · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N278US now.
NTSB investigations on N278US · 2
Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.
NTSB DCA91MA010Accident · 8 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 727-251 · Romulus, MILack of proper crew coordn, including virtual reversal of roles by the DC-9 plts, which led to their failure to stop taxiing & alert gnd ctlr of their positional uncertainty in a timely manner bfr & after intruding onto the active rwy. Contribuing to cause of…NTSB CHI90FA278Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-251 · Detroit, MIThe intentional activation of the auxillary power unit by the flight engineer, and the improper evacuation procedures by the pilot in command. An associated factor in the accident was the APU circuit breakers were not pulled by company maintenance personnel.
FAA incident reports on N278US · 8
Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.
Incident 20010927038779IBoeing 727251 · Fort Wayne, IN(-23) Kha 1875, B-727, fwa to lax, at 11252 declared an emergency and returned due to an engine problem (#1 engine out). The a/c landed at fwa on rw 5 w/o incident (unscheduled landing). The a/c had dry ice and methanol on board.Incident 20000921031609IBoeing 727251 · Fort Wayne, IN(-23)KHA1864 returned to fwa due to #1 engine shut down (loss of oil pressure). Aircraft landed without incident. See SDR #00-564 on file dfw FSDO.Incident 19990304020989IBoeing 727251 · Toledo, OH#1 Engine lost oil quanity, crew shut down engine, declared an emergency and landed Toledo without incident. Maintanance found a bad gearbox heli-coil. A new heli-coil was installed and the aircraft was returned to service.Accident 19901203052362ABoeing 727251 · Detroit, MIOn takeoff roll right wing collided with N3313L that was lost in fog and stopped on runway. Aborted takeoff.Accident 19900928065649ABoeing 727200 · Detroit, MIFire in APU taxiing to gate. Had prior start problem and placarded. Mechanic failed to disable unit.Incident 19891223065199IBoeing 727251 · Bismarck, NDRight main gear departed taxiway while turning. Steering ineffective due to ice on taxiway.Incident 19891208062759IBoeing 72751 · Omaha, NEElectrical smell in mid cabin. Water compressor or circuit breaker popped when it malfunctioned.Incident 19811120083959IBoeing 727 · Chicago, ILPilot experienced a compressor stall on the nr 2 engine. Returned to o hare field. Found engine gear box failure.