# Incident 19791114056079I: Boeing 727, Yakutat, AK, November 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASA
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324AS-1995-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- 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/19791114056079I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, FIRE WARNING CAME ON FOR #3 ENGINE. STARTER TURBINE HAD SEPARATED, RUPTURING COWLING.

## Other reports on N324AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19890604032959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604032959I), Jun 4, 1989: Boeing 727247 (N324AS), Ketchikan, AK. Lost oil pressure on NR1 engine. Shut down and landed. Found crack on NR6 bearing vertical oil tube was leaking oil

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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