# Incident 19790620016479I: Boeing 727251, Fargo, ND, June 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252US-2011-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 118
- 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/19790620016479I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO VIBRATION AND FIRE WARNING LIGHT. ENGINE TO BE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N252US (3)

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

- [Incident 20020228036479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228036479I), Feb 28, 2002: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23) See attached SDR: flight 715 from elp to fwa; on descent the aircraft had outboard split flap indication. The crew used the alternate flap system to…
- [Incident 20010221005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221005299I), Feb 21, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) As a/c was being marshalled to parking, left wing tip struck hangar wall causing minor damage to strobe light lens, and assembly, as well as surrounding…
- [Incident 19880517038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517038789I), May 17, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Milwaukee, WI. Aircraft had excessive hydraulic leak so PIC landed. Found gear door hydraulic return line had failed.

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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