# Incident 19790330012969I: Boeing 727247, Las Vegas, NV, March 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1979, 08:25 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WAL
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816W-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 75
- 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/19790330012969I

## Narrative

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

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 19910729035529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729035529I), Jul 29, 1991: Boeing 727247 (N2816W), San Antonio, TX. Lost hydraulic system after departure. Returned. Hydraulic flex line in tail leaking.
- [Incident 19820203006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203006899I), Feb 3, 1982: Boeing 727 (N2816W), Tulsa, OK. Pilot turned too soon on taxiway and wheel sank into the dirt. Passengers removed and aircraft pulled on taxiway.

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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