# Incident 19830907062899I: Boeing 727251, New York, NY, September 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1983, 11:47 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,086 total, 9,514 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907062899I

## Narrative

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

NO'S. 1 AND 3 ENGINE HAD A VIOLENT ENGINE STALL ON LIFTOFF.FLAMES OBSERVED COMING FROM ENGINES.CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N290US (4)

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

- [Incident 19961016037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016037349I), Oct 16, 1996: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Boston, MA. Narrative: northwest 390, B727, on final to Boston, MA, the pilot reported that two engine generators were out with the possibility of losing the third.…
- [Incident 19901220061969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220061969I), Dec 20, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Milwaukee, WI. Hydraulic system failed on climb. Returned. Found outboard flap control valve failed and fluid drained out.
- [Incident 19880823047389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047389I), Aug 23, 1988: Boeing 727 (N290US), Las Vegas, NV. Gear lights kept coming on during flight. Replaced landing gear accessory module.
- [Incident 19870607039059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607039059I), Jun 7, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Internal short in the lavatory pump caused smoke in cabin. Passengers returned to terminal.

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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