# Incident 19810617039779I: Boeing 72723, St Louis, MO, June 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976-1997-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- 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/19810617039779I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE FIRE IN FLIGHT. FOUND PACKAGE WITH 24 VOLT BATTERY PACK WHICH MAY HAVE SHORTED. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1976 (3)

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

- [Incident 19820108003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108003299I), Jan 8, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1976), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Sand truck struck left wing while airplane stopped on taxiway, waiting for clearance to gate. Leading edge slat.
- [Incident 19800519053269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053269I), May 19, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1976), Dallas, TX. Fire warning came on after takeoff, engine shut down, fire bottle discharged. Found starter air leak.
- [Incident 19780427013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013939I), Apr 27, 1978: Boeing 727 (N1976), Windsor Locks, CT. Explosion in pu before passenger loading while at gate. No fire but external failure of unit.

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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