# Incident 19811218087479I: Boeing 727235, Houston, TX, December 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4743-1996-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727235
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 140
- 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/19811218087479I

## Narrative

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

IN CLIMB OUT NR 3 ENGINE VIBRATED AND EGT INCREASED DUE TO TURBINE FAILURE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N4743 (2)

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

- [Accident 19861106086972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086972A), Nov 6, 1986: Boeing 727235 (N4743), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Was struck on a taxiway by a landing apache N2185P that mistook taxiway for the runway while landing below minimum.
- [Incident 19840215011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215011289I), Feb 15, 1984: Boeing 727235 (N4743), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. During rollout aircraft began to shimmy. Towed to gate. Found nose wheel steering pin dislocated. Piston rod bent.

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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