# Incident 19800328032789I: Boeing 727, San Antonio, TX, March 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1980, 08:10 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40485, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40485-1994-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 75
- 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/19800328032789I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO TURBINE FAILURE. FLIGHT RETURNED AND CANCELLED.

## Other reports on N40485 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830819045749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819045749I), Aug 19, 1983: Boeing 727 (N40485), Houston, TX. On takeoff aircraft tried to turn left. Returned. Found both yaw damper couplers bad. Caused rudder stand off.
- [Incident 19800521053639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521053639I), May 21, 1980: Boeing 727 (N40485), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck unmanned construction equipment while taxiing to departure.

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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