# Incident 19780903017359I: Boeing 727232, Boston, MA, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978, 16:17 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- 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: N511DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511DA-2012-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 75
- 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/19780903017359I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO HIGH CSD TEMP. FOUND DEFECTIVE EJECTOR VALVE.

## Other reports on N511DA (4)

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

- [Incident 20001105038139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105038139I), Nov 5, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N511DA), Rochester, NY. (-23) On Sunday, November 5, 2000, at 1225 EST, a Boeing 727, N511DA, flight 780, operated by delta airlines, reported an unsafe landing gear indication. A…
- [Incident 19900524023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524023839I), May 24, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N511DA), Covington - Cin, OH. B system rudder low pressure light on during takeoff. Aborted. Placarded system and released for dispatch.
- [Incident 19900113008429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900113008429I), Jan 13, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N511DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Stabilizer trim warning and problems. Returned. Replaced main trim and cruise trim actuators.
- [Incident 19890314025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314025039I), Mar 14, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N511DA), Greenville, TX. NR2 engine fire warning on. Shut engine down. Fire bottles used. Found no fire but a defective fire loop.

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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