# Incident 19810511029979I: Boeing 727231, Rockford, IL, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44316-1995-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 3
- 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/19810511029979I

## Narrative

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

ZR SMOKE AND FLAMES BEHIND FORWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL. FOUND MASTER WARNING CARD AND WIRING BURNED.

## Other reports on N44316 (5)

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

- [Incident 19871106072079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106072079I), Nov 6, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N44316), St Louis, MO. Number 3 engine shut down on descent for fire warning. Airliner landed safely. Replaced lower fire warning loop.
- [Incident 19861125073729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861125073729I), Nov 25, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N44316), St Louis, MO. During taxi, smoke was noted in the cabin. Passengers off loaded.APU seal head failed.
- [Incident 19860621034109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621034109I), Jun 21, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N44316), St Louis, MO. Pylon overheat light came on at takeoff. Dumped fuel and returned. Found leaking thrust reverser flex line.
- [Incident 19820327009749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327009749I), Mar 27, 1982: Boeing 727231 (N44316), St Louis, MO. Cabin altitude started climbing. Pressure stabilized by closing engine bleed valve.
- [Incident 19800524058209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524058209I), May 24, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N44316), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to door warning light. Taxied back for departure, recycled door.

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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