29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1980 · 13:51 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N461DA
Reported as
Boeing 727232
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
103
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
Shut down #3 engine and returned to point of departure due to low oil pressure indication. Defective indicator
As the FAA filed it
SHUT DOWN #3 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. DEFECTIVE INDICATOR