# Incident 19790222006189I: Lkheed 10113851, Boston, MA, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 11:35 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- 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: N304EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304EA-2009-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR (registry code 54523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211*
- People aboard: 249
- 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/19790222006189I

## Narrative

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

RICH START CAUSED FIRE IN TAIL PIPE. FLAME BLOWN OUT. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N304EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19880314014339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314014339I), Mar 14, 1988: Lkheed 10113851 (N304EA), Las Vegas, NV. Vibration on NR1 engine when power reduced. Engine shut down. Cause of engine malfunction undetermined.
- [Incident 19780511033199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511033199I), May 11, 1978: Lkheed 10113851 (N304EA), Boston, MA. Taxiied back to gate due to brake dragging. Replaced brake.

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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