# Incident 19790811030459I: Boeing 707131B, Boston, MA, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6789T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6789T-1982-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- People aboard: 71
- 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/19790811030459I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE. FOUND LEAKING SEAL ON NR 1 BEARING SUPPLY LINE.

## Other reports on N6789T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780120003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120003779I), Jan 20, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N6789T), Tulsa, OK. Pressurization problems during level off. Emergency descent.

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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