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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Boston, MA · September 22, 1979

Date: September 22, 1979 · 11:45 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: Logan International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DAL
Aircraft: N400DA
Reported as: Boeing 727
People aboard: 59
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N400DARegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Boeing 727-232S/N 21144 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBoeing 727-232 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Puff of gray smoke during taxi was suspected fire. Turned out to be steam from splashed water.

As the FAA filed it

PUFF OF GRAY SMOKE DURING TAXI WAS SUSPECTED FIRE. TURNED OUT TO BE STEAM FROM SPLASHED WATER.

Other reports on N400DA · 2

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

Incident 19901121061169IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Atlanta, GARight wing tip contacted courtesy bus. Under supervision of wing walkers and ramp agents.Nov 21, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19800820069729IDescent · New Orleans, LADiverted due to suspected anti-skid malfunction. Problem found to be malfunction in warning system lights.Aug 20, 1980 · Reported as Boeing 727200