# Incident 19790429200679I: Boeing 727, Detroit, MI, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 09:10 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- 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: N288US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19790429200679I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL ENGINES AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE WARNING SYSTEM POWER FAILURE.

## Other reports on N288US (4)

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

- [Incident 19941226047579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226047579I), Dec 26, 1994: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Milwaukee, WI. Fire light NR3 engine on climbout. Shutdown engine. Landed mke. 13th stage saddle duct blew out a weld.
- [Incident 19870826077819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826077819I), Aug 26, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Tail skid contacted runway center line light at rotation breaking fixture loose from socket. Minor tailskid damage.
- [Incident 19860516022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516022699I), May 16, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Chicago, IL. Lost pressurization at cruise. Descended and diverted. Safe landing. Replaced outflow valves and manual controller.
- [Incident 19830712038919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712038919I), Jul 12, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. On pushback aircraft struck the tail of another aircraft.

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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