31.7587° N, 106.4869° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 16, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
N1979
Reported as
Boeing 72723
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight returned due to high oil temp. Replaced engine heat valve.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP. REPLACED ENGINE HEAT VALVE.