# Incident 19781218023189I: Boeing 727200, Pittsburgh, PA, December 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1978, 11:09 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7628U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7628U-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- 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/19781218023189I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AND DURING REVERSE, TOWER OPERATOR SAW DEBRIS COMING FROM CENTER ENGINE EXHAUST.

## Other reports on N7628U (2)

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

- [Incident 19880602030551I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602030551I), Jun 2, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N7628U), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Aircraft hit the right wing tip cap of paa,N8877UM, while taxiing to the runup area. PIC misjudged the distance.
- [Incident 19880208025159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208025159I), Feb 8, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N7628U), Chicago, IL. Drunk passenger allowed on board at Chicago, became disruptive and interfered with crew. Plane met by omaha police.

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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