# Incident 19830301012239I: Airbus A300B2K3C, Boston, MA, March 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1983, 21:11 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- 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: N291EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291EA-1988-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B2K-3C (registry code 3930500, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b2k-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B2K3C
- Reported engine: GE CF650C
- People aboard: 87
- 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/19830301012239I

## Narrative

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

#1 ENGINE E.G.T. CLIMBED TO 957 DEGREES. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED FIRE. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. RETURNED.

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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