# Incident 19780919019769I: Boeing 727, Providence, RI, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978, 07:27 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: T.F. Green
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859E-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (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 727
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19780919019769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE INDICATED STRUT OVERHEAT. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8859E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900315038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315038269I), Mar 15, 1990: Boeing 727 (N8859E), Newark, NJ. Equipment access door light came on after takeoff. Landed at Newark and closed door.
- [Incident 19900104003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104003169I), Jan 4, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8859E), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Mechanic hit the aircraft control surface with a hangar door. Had failed to follow company procedures.

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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