# Incident 19830410020969I: Boeing 727223, Memphis, TN, April 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6806, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6806-2007-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- 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/19830410020969I

## Narrative

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

FIRE OCCURRED IN A BAG UNDER SEAT. ATTENDANT PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE RESULTED FROM A CIGARETTE ASH.BAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER

## Other reports on N6806 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890708038589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708038589I), Jul 8, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N6806), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. NR3 engine failed on takeoff. Declared emergency. Returned. Found compressor section had failed.
- [Incident 19850918049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850918049869I), Sep 18, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N6806), Mobile, AL. Passenger short of breath and mercy landing made. Portable oxygen canister came apart while being used on passenger

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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