# Incident 19781010029979I: Boeing 707331, Philadelphia, PA, October 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1978, 08:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768TW-1981-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331 (registry code 138365H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- People aboard: 85
- 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/19781010029979I

## Narrative

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

TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING ENGINE START. ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED.

## Other reports on N768TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19780105001369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105001369I), Jan 5, 1978: Boeing 707331 (N768TW), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Flight returned after an engine shut down for oil loss. Replaced engine due to oil leaks.

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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