# Incident 19800803066859I: Boeing 727232, Flushing, NY, August 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475DA-2000-04-18) (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 JT8D15
- People aboard: 63
- 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/19800803066859I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. COMPRESSOR SECTION FAILED.

## Other reports on N475DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19971103036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103036739I), Nov 3, 1997: Boeing 727 (N475DA), Buffalo, NY. Lost hydro b system on approach. Spoiler hydraulic line cracked.
- [Incident 19860623055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623055669I), Jun 23, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N475DA), Chicago, IL. Aileron control failed to disengage using yoke mount autopilot switch. Replaced aileron servo and controller.
- [Incident 19830406018529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406018529I), Apr 6, 1983: Boeing 727232 (N475DA), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Entering an area of precipitation pilot encountered hail. Substantial damage to aircraft.

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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