# Incident 19810117005799I: Boeing 727, January 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1981, 15:18 local time
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N266US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266US-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 24
- 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/19810117005799I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 3 ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. CHANGED OIL SCREENS AND GAS FILTER. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N266US (3)

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

- [Incident 20010404009319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404009319I), Apr 4, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On April 4, 2001, falcon flight #010, departing from Miami International Airport, with a final destination of tallahassee, Florida experienced a tail…
- [Incident 19921117051369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117051369I), Nov 17, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Portland, OR. Pilot returned to airport after NR1 engine start valve light illuminated. Replaced starter control valve.
- [Incident 19870612033519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612033519I), Jun 12, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Great Falls, MT. During descent the b system hydraulics failed. Safe landing. Replaced hydraulic pump.

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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