# Incident 19820129000399I: Boeing 72723, Boston, MA, January 29, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1901-1995-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 84
- 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/19820129000399I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE HIGH EGT. INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TURBINE BLADES.

## Other reports on N1901 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891211059339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211059339I), Dec 11, 1989: Boeing 72723 (N1901), Des Moines, IA. Main gear door warning light on final. Landed without incident. Replaced door position switch.
- [Incident 19800909081839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909081839I), Sep 9, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1901), Chicago, IL. Nose gear door open light on after takeoff. Light continued to destination. Retract rod end bearing broken.

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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