# Incident 19790603028999I: Boeing 727223, Oklahoma City, OK, June 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1979, 18:09 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6808-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 115
- 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/19790603028999I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO SUSPECTED BLOWN TIRES. EVACUATED DUE TO FIRE IN WHEEL WELL AREA.

## Other reports on N6808 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000129019959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000129019959I), Jan 29, 2000: Boeing 727223 (N6808), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23) Mechanical difficulties section indicated the following: on descent #3 bus tie breaker trips - underexcited light illuminated - #2 gen freq & volts…
- [Incident 19810622041639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622041639I), Jun 22, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N6808), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to aft cargo ajar light on. Recycled door and light went out.

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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