# Incident 19801012082369I: Boeing 727235, New Orleans, LA, October 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- 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: N4734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4734-1994-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727235
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 50
- 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/19801012082369I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO AN OVERHEAT LIGHT. FALSE INDICATION DUE TO DAMAGED ELECTRICAL STRIP.

## Other reports on N4734 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820217004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820217004509A), Feb 17, 1982: Boeing 727235 (N4734), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Explosion occurred in number 2 engine during takeoff. Captain aborted takeoff but damage occurred from fire.
- [Incident 19780816037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816037269I), Aug 16, 1978: Boeing 727235 (N4734), Charleston, SC. Lost hydraulic fluid in flight. Found hole in line.

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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