# Incident 19840317012709I: Boeing 727223, El Paso, TX, March 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1984, 12:38 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716AA-2002-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- 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/19840317012709I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO ERRATIC READING ON NR2 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. FOUND FAN BLADE MISSING. METAL FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N716AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19841115066359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841115066359I), Nov 15, 1984: Boeing 727 (N716AA), Chicago, IL. Flight attendant discovered small fire in aft lavatory. Extuinguished.
- [Incident 19840808058419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808058419I), Aug 8, 1984: Boeing 727 (N716AA), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Encountered brief large hail in clouds af FL330. Cracked windshield. Made descent to VFR at FL270. No injuries.

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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