# Incident 19830620032809I: Boeing 727, Houston, TX, June 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1983, 09:05 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40490-1996-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 86
- 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/19830620032809I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT #3 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON.FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL IN TAILPIPE. TURBINE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N40490 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830210007889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830210007889I), Feb 10, 1983: Boeing 727 (N40490), Houston, TX. Number 3 fuel flow dropped. Shut down engine. Replaced no. 3 fuel control unit and no. 3 fuel pump.

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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