# Incident 19830308012279I: Boeing 727222, Los Angeles, CA, March 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1983, 09:19 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7645U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7645U-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 143
- 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/19830308012279I

## Narrative

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

# 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED, FOUND TURBINE BLADE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N7645U (2)

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

- [Incident 19820127002779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127002779I), Jan 27, 1982: Boeing 727222 (N7645U), Cedar Rapids, IA. Zv 727 jet blast blew parked aircraft into a fuel truck during turn into gate. Pilot was aware of small aircraft.
- [Incident 19801207086349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207086349I), Dec 7, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7645U), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to elevator system b low pressure light illuminating. Recycled switch, uneventful takeoff.

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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