# Incident 19790820032539I: Boeing 727232, Boston, MA, August 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- 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: N477DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477DA-2000-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 138
- 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/19790820032539I

## Narrative

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

ZK SMOKE FROM APU EXHAUST AFTER LANDING. OIL SEAL HAD BLOWN IN APU.

## Other reports on N477DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19900128057059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128057059I), Jan 28, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Great Falls, MT. Trailing edge flaps had an asymmetrical condition causing them to stop at 2 degrees. Elected to land at Great Falls
- [Incident 19811120080159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120080159I), Nov 20, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Tornado hit airport,ten aircraft and 500 passengers involved. Minor injury to two ramp people substantial damage.
- [Incident 19800529051729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529051729I), May 29, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N477DA), Columbus, OH. Flight returned due to loss of "a" system hydraulics. Maintenance found cracked filter cap.

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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