# Incident 19831011067509I: Boeing 727, Milwaukee, WI, October 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7288, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7288-1989-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-27C (registry code 138400J, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-27c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 121
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,966 total, 4,713 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831011067509I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER ONE ENGINE CEASED ON FINAL APPROACH. CONTINUED APPROACH. METALLIC CHIPS FOUND IN TAIL CONE.

## Other reports on N7288 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791119044729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119044729I), Nov 19, 1979: Boeing 727 (N7288), Dallas, TX. Crew reported smelling smoke in cabin. Returned to gate. Replaced generator protection panel.

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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