# Incident 19790729012599I: Boeing 727224, San Francisco, CA, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 12:35 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88706-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 111
- 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/19790729012599I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER ENGINE FAILED. COMBUSTION CHAMBER FAILED.

## Other reports on N88706 (5)

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

- [Incident 19890618033859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618033859I), Jun 18, 1989: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Wichita, KS. Unscheduled landing due to medical emergency. Passenger with heart problem was taken to the hospital.
- [Incident 19880907050889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907050889I), Sep 7, 1988: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Fresno, CA. Outboard tire on right gear failed on touchdown. Skid pattern showed tire wheel assembly locked at touchdown.
- [Incident 19870929064569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929064569I), Sep 29, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88706), San Antonio, TX. Entire cabin filled with smoke while parked at the gate. Passengers deplaned. Right pack control switch defective.
- [Incident 19860227008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227008859I), Feb 27, 1986: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Van backed into and along leading edge of right wing while aircraft was parked at the gate.
- [Incident 19840320012799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320012799I), Mar 20, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88706), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. While taxing for takeoff a snowplow operating in reverse struck the aircraft. Pilot had been cleared for taxi.

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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