# Incident 19780825038959I: Boeing 707131B, Boston, MA, August 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748TW-1982-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- People aboard: 66
- 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/19780825038959I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND EGT RISE ON CLIMB. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED. TURBINE BLADES FAILED.

## Other reports on N748TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19820228005009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228005009I), Feb 28, 1982: Boeing 707131B (N748TW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Compressor stall on takeoff roll, aborted. Number two engine had failed internally.

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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