# Incident 19800113012219I: Boeing 727232, East Boston, MA, January 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: East Boston, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491DA-2000-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19800113012219I

## Narrative

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

TURBINE ENGINE FAILED IN COMPRESSOR SECTION. BLEW OUT 13TH STAGE DUCT.

## Other reports on N491DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19890706036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706036709I), Jul 6, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N491DA), San Antonio, TX. High EGT and compressor stall on NR3 engine. Engine fail light on. Returned. Had engine turbine failure.

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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