29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 20, 1981 · 11:09 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8161G
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
47
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft returned for second time when fire bell sounded in climb. No light in cockpit. Replaced fire warn unit.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR SECOND TIME WHEN FIRE BELL SOUNDED IN CLIMB. NO LIGHT IN COCKPIT. REPLACED FIRE WARN UNIT.