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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-247 · Las Vegas, NV · March 30, 1979

Date: March 30, 1979 · 08:25 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mccarran International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: WAL
Aircraft: N2816W
Reported as: Boeing 727247
People aboard: 75
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2816WRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2013 · Boeing 727-247S/N 20872 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBoeing 727-247 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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.

Ar APU caught fire during hot start. Discharged bottle and shut off fuel. No other damage.

As the FAA filed it

AR APU CAUGHT FIRE DURING HOT START. DISCHARGED BOTTLE AND SHUT OFF FUEL. NO OTHER DAMAGE.

Other reports on N2816W · 2

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

Incident 19910729035529IForced/Precautionary Landing · San Antonio, TXLost hydraulic system after departure. Returned. Hydraulic flex line in tail leaking.Jul 29, 1991 Incident 19820203006899IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tulsa, OKPilot turned too soon on taxiway and wheel sank into the dirt. Passengers removed and aircraft pulled on taxiway.Feb 3, 1982