19781121026169I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 707/ · Detroit, MI · November 21, 1978

Date
November 21, 1978 · 19:30 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
N7598A
Reported as
Boeing 707/
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D*
People aboard
103
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Discharged fire extinguisher agent and shut down engine after noticing fire warning light. Engine changed.

As the FAA filed it

DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGENT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER NOTICING FIRE WARNING LIGHT. ENGINE CHANGED.