# Incident 19780612045519I: Boeing 72723, Dallas, TX, June 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1978, 10:15 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1990, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1990-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 54
- 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/19780612045519I

## Narrative

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

SCAVENGE PUMP AND OIL NOZZLE DISPLACED DUE TO BROKEN LUG. ENGINE FAILED. PRESSURE SWITCH FOUND SAFETIED.

## Other reports on N1990 (2)

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

- [Incident 19901012055039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012055039I), Oct 12, 1990: Boeing 72723 (N1990), Raleigh-Durham, NC. NR1 generator would not come on line on start up. Shut engine down. Maintenance fixed generator.
- [Incident 19840129011169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840129011169I), Jan 29, 1984: Boeing 72723 (N1990), Dallas, TX. Electrical power failed while taxiing. Haze in cabin. Engineer used placarded APU. Overheated air conditioner pack.

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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