# Incident 19781120026009I: Boeing 727, New Orleans, LA, November 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1978, 07:23 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNF
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408BN-1994-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-291 (registry code 138408X, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 40
- 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/19781120026009I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF COCKPIT WAS EXTREMELY NOISY DUE TO LEAK AROUND CO-PILOT'S FRONT WINDOW. RETURNED. WINDOW RESEALED.

## Other reports on N408BN (2)

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

- [Incident 19781119026439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119026439I), Nov 19, 1978: Boeing 727 (N408BN), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft developed crack in co-pilot's windshield during cruise.
- [Incident 19780828039939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828039939I), Aug 28, 1978: Boeing 727291 (N408BN), Dallas, TX. Engine shutdown after oil pressure and oil filter warning lights came on.

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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