# Incident 19780926028529I: Boeing 727223, Boston, MA, September 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1978, 13:42 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- 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: N6826, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6826-2009-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 48
- 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/19780926028529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CRACKED SEAL IN OIL FILTER CAP.

## Other reports on N6826 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820713036899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713036899I), Jul 13, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6826), Indianapolis, IN. Pilot returned to airport due to severe vibration and loss of epr on engine. All turbine blades damaged.
- [Incident 19810921090209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921090209I), Sep 21, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N6826), Indianapolis, IN. En route lost a hydraulic system. Landed ok. Found firewall shutoff valve failed. Replaced.

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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