# Incident 19780820049419I: Boeing 727, Rome, GA, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 11:05 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 138
- 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/19780820049419I

## Narrative

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

PROBABLE BIRD INJESTION CAUSED FUMES IN COCKPIT. ODOR SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC OR ENGINE OIL. NO DEFECTS FOUND

## Other reports on N478DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19950612022999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612022999I), Jun 12, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N478DA), Atlanta, GA. NR2 engine oil bypass light came on. Returned. Engine oil had high carbon content. Source as yet unknown.
- [Incident 19891022063939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022063939I), Oct 22, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N478DA), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Minor damage. Hit tail light of parked twa aircraft while taxiing. Twa was parked outside normal area due to airport renovation.
- [Incident 19810630044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630044569I), Jun 30, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N478DA), Chicago, IL. Za during climb no 2 engine oil filter bypass light illuminated. Flight returned. Deactived bad bypass switch.

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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