# Incident 19790922050979I: Boeing 727, Boston, MA, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 11:45 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: N400DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400DA-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727
- People aboard: 59
- 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/19790922050979I

## Narrative

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

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 19901121061169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121061169I), Nov 21, 1990: Boeing 727 (N400DA), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Right wing tip contacted courtesy bus. Under supervision of wing walkers and ramp agents.
- [Incident 19800820069729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820069729I), Aug 20, 1980: Boeing 727200 (N400DA), New Orleans, LA. Diverted due to suspected anti-skid malfunction. Problem found to be malfunction in warning system lights.

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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