# Incident 19810120006559I: Boeing 72723, Cleveland, OH, January 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1981, 20:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1980, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1980-1995-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- 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/19810120006559I

## Narrative

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

SHUT DOWN NUMBER 3 ENGINE IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1980 (6)

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

- [Incident 19880406023189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406023189I), Apr 6, 1988: Boeing 72723 (N1980), West Palm Beach, FL. NR3 engine fire warning sounded. Fire bottle discharged. Engine shutdown. Returned. Fuel dumped. Bad bleed air duct.
- [Incident 19870925071529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925071529I), Sep 25, 1987: Boeing 72723 (N1980), Cleveland, OH. Unable to pressurize after takeoff. Airliner safely returned to airport. Cargo net pole jammed aft cargo door open.
- [Incident 19810211008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211008329I), Feb 11, 1981: Boeing 72723 (N1980), Chicago, IL. Number 3 engine fire warning light due to faulty fire warning sensor.
- [Incident 19801226086269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226086269I), Dec 26, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1980), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Takeoff aborted due to power loss on nr 3 engine. Found severe damage to turbine buckets.
- [Incident 19800331045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331045969I), Mar 31, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1980), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to compressor stalls.
- [Incident 19780127002689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127002689I), Jan 27, 1978: Boeing 727 (N1980), Nashville, TN. Rejected takeoff when stick shaker went off. Probable compressor stalls. Ice, snow on runway caused overrun.

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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