# Incident 19781120026019I: Boeing 727, Detroit, MI, November 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94314, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94314-1999-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 76
- 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/19781120026019I

## Narrative

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

CREW HEARD EXPLOSION FROM ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED. ENGINE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N94314 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840412022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840412022339I), Apr 12, 1984: Boeing 727231 (N94314), Jamaica, NY. During climb had two abrupt rudder deflections. Turned lower yaw damper off. Lower yaw damper coupler at fault.

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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