# Incident 19821202065479I: Boeing 727, Aberdeen, SD, December 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1982, 23:40 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291US-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727
- People aboard: 149
- 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/19821202065479I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. TURBULENCE PLOT IN EFFECT. PILOT NOT NOTIFIED. BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATIONS.

## Other reports on N291US (4)

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

- [Incident 19900322064299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322064299I), Mar 22, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N291US), Bismarck, ND. Lost a system hydraulic pressure. Returned. Hydraulic flow regulator to nose steering failed.
- [Incident 19860617040759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617040759I), Jun 17, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N291US), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Engine fire in number 3 engine. Engine shutdown and returned. Engine starter had blown apart.
- [Incident 19860218009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860218009019I), Feb 18, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N291US), Omaha, NE. During climb a main landing gear door actuator hose failed causing loss of a system pressure. Safe landing.
- [Incident 19850709038999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709038999I), Jul 9, 1985: Boeing 727251 (N291US), Milwaukee, WI. Loss of a system hydraulic pressure during approach. Flaps not fully extended for landing. Flow restrictor ruptured

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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