# Incident 19800712060789I: Boeing 727232, New Orleans, LA, July 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1980, 23:05 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Moisant International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494DA-2000-06-22) (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 JT8*
- People aboard: 4
- 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/19800712060789I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED DUE TO ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. BLEED AIR MANIFOLD HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N494DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900414033679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414033679I), Apr 14, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N494DA), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Landed after sunset with flare pots as runway lights. Runway lights out of service. Did not follow company procedure
- [Incident 19781112019469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112019469I), Nov 12, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N494DA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Radome damaged during bird strike.

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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