# Incident 19790305008869I: Lkheed 1011/, Detroit, MI, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324EA-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1011/
- 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/19790305008869I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO GATE AFTER TAILPIPE FIRE. REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE SHUT OFF VALVE.

## Other reports on N324EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19810223027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223027359I), Feb 23, 1981: Lkheed 1011* (N324EA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. While turning into gate position jet blast blew over a PA-28.
- [Incident 19790112001699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001699I), Jan 12, 1979: Lkheed 1011/ (N324EA), Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. Heavy smoke from forward avionics area during taxi. Fire originated at the waste drain heater.

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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