# Incident 19790812030689I: Boeing 727223, Syracuse, NY, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 18:41 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N881AA-2009-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- People aboard: 67
- 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/19790812030689I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LANDING MADE DUE TO FALSE FIRE WARNING. THREE LOOPS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N881AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19890701036899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701036899I), Jul 1, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), St Louis, MO. Pressurization uncontrollable. Deployed masks. Diverted to st. Louis. NR1 engine auto pressue controller failed.
- [Incident 19850227017599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850227017599I), Feb 27, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), Corpus Christi, TX. During power back from gate, aircraft departed pavement. Left main lodged in mud.
- [Incident 19790814031149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814031149I), Aug 14, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), Norwich, CT. Za zg zk engine shutdown and bottles discharged with fire warning light. Fire detector malfunctioned.

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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