# Incident 19790614016179I: Boeing 727222, Providence, RI, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 08:20 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: T. F. Green
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7252U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7252U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- People aboard: 78
- 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/19790614016179I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO THE GATE DUE TO HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY.

## Other reports on N7252U (1)

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

- [Incident 19850116002709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116002709I), Jan 16, 1985: Boeing 727222 (N7252U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Blew right main tire on takeoff. Returned, landed. Debris on runway. Replaced engine. Damage to flaps and spoiler.

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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