# Incident 19780425011829I: Boeing 727, Alexandria, LA, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 18:20 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25729-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011829I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ENROUTE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. PIECE MISSING FROM REAR TURBINE.

## Other reports on N25729 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920320009389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920320009389I), Mar 20, 1992: Boeing 727224 (N25729), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Wing tip upper surface access panel departed from aircraft. Caused by faulty wing tip light lens assembly failure.
- [Incident 19780409009439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409009439I), Apr 9, 1978: Boeing 727 (N25729), El Paso, TX. Flight lost partial hydraulic power, landed safely. Found bad engine driven hydraulic pump.

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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