# Incident 19780530041159I: Boeing 727, Columbus, OH, May 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846TW-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 87
- 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/19780530041159I

## Narrative

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

#2 ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. CLAMP REPOSITIONED ON CROSS-OVER DUCT.

## Other reports on N846TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19860425023539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023539I), Apr 25, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N846TW), St Louis, MO. Red gear lights remained on after gear doors closed after takeoff. Returned. Changed gear accessory box.
- [Incident 19851014055949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014055949I), Oct 14, 1985: Boeing 72731 (N846TW), St Louis, MO. Heat valve stuck open during descent. Engine shutdown at touchdown. Replaced number 2 heat valve.

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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