# Incident 19800519053269I: Boeing 72723, Dallas, TX, May 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1980, 12:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas/Ft Worth
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976-1997-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- 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/19800519053269I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FOUND STARTER AIR LEAK.

## Other reports on N1976 (3)

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

- [Incident 19820108003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108003299I), Jan 8, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1976), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Sand truck struck left wing while airplane stopped on taxiway, waiting for clearance to gate. Leading edge slat.
- [Incident 19810617039779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617039779I), Jun 17, 1981: Boeing 72723 (N1976), St Louis, MO. Baggage fire in flight. Found package with 24 volt battery pack which may have shorted. No aircraft damage.
- [Incident 19780427013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013939I), Apr 27, 1978: Boeing 727 (N1976), Windsor Locks, CT. Explosion in pu before passenger loading while at gate. No fire but external failure of unit.

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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