# Incident 19781213024979I: Boeing 727, Atlanta, GA, December 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8164G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- 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/19781213024979I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION IN #3 ENGINE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FIRST TWO STAGES OF COMPRESSOR DAMAGED.

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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