# Incident 19800721062009I: Boeing 727227, Memphis, TN, July 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNFA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409BN-1996-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 96
- 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/19800721062009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. FOUND OIL CAP OFF TANK,

## Other reports on N409BN (2)

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

- [Incident 19800429045029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429045029I), Apr 29, 1980: Boeing 727214 (N409BN), Dallas, TX. Shudder experienced while banking at FL180 and 30 KTS. Flight returned. Inboard flap thrust bearing replaced.
- [Incident 19780524040079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040079I), May 24, 1978: Boeing 727214 (N409BN), Austin, TX. On approach to landing inboard flap would not extend fully. Returned to departure point. Indicator malfunction.

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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