# Incident 19811223087869I: Boeing 727232, Portland, ME, December 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1981, 17:50 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515DA-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 139
- 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/19811223087869I

## Narrative

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

TURNING OFF RUNWAY END, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ICE, HIT SEVERAL THRESHOLD LIGHTS. DEPLANED PASSENGERS, BACKED UP OKAY.

## Other reports on N515DA (3)

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

- [Incident 20001210038149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001210038149I), Dec 10, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Newark, NJ. (-23) This aircraft departed ewr and shortly after takeoff the crew heard a loud bang and all #3 engine instruments rolled back to zero. The #3 enginewas shut…
- [Incident 19920308008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308008419I), Mar 8, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Columbus, OH. NR1 engine fire warning. Diverted for landing. Fire warning loops were oil soaked and 2 connectors broken.
- [Incident 19880320006949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320006949I), Mar 20, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Unable to extend the left main gear. Landed on remaining gear. Gear door actuating rod end failed due to fatigue.

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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