# Incident 19790221006129I: Boeing 707331, Boston, MA, February 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan Natl
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771TW-1980-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331 (registry code 138365H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331
- People aboard: 51
- 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/19790221006129I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED FOR LANDING DUE TO FIRE WARNING ON ENGINE. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER FIRE LOOPS

## Other reports on N771TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19780908018339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018339I), Sep 8, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N771TW), Chicago, IL. Flight diverted to off load an unruly passenger.

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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