# Incident 19830704040009I: Lkheed 10113851, Boston, MA, July 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1983, 17:32 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N81027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81027-1996-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122*
- 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/19830704040009I

## Narrative

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

NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOUD PULSATIONS IN AIR DUCTING. CORE COWL WAS PULLED LOOSE. DAMAGED BY THE BYPASS AIR STREAM.

## Other reports on N81027 (3)

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

- [Incident 19920305010269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920305010269I), Mar 5, 1992: Lkheed 10113851 (N81027), Pittsburgh, PA. Generator and APU problems. Emergency landing. Replaced two drive generator and APU control unit.
- [Incident 19870929076909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929076909I), Sep 29, 1987: Lkheed 10113851 (N81027), Brussels, BE, Minor damage. Ran over a runway light while taxiing for departure. Two tires blew out.
- [Incident 19870105005669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105005669I), Jan 5, 1987: Lkheed 10113851 (N81027), St Louis, MO. Flaps would not retract beyond 4 degrees during climb. Retorqued screws on inboard flap roller system.

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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