# Incident 19840404015229I: Boeing 72751, Minneapolis, MN, April 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1984, 12:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N480US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480US-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- 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/19840404015229I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE START ENGINE. MECHANIC MANUALLY OPENED START VALVE. SAW SPARKS. HAND BURNED. STARTER HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N480US (2)

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

- [Incident 19861112068309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112068309I), Nov 12, 1986: Boeing 72751 (N480US), Memphis, TN. Aircraft returned to field after encountering spoiler problems. Return line sleeve found split.
- [Incident 19800407047969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407047969I), Apr 7, 1980: Boeing 72751 (N480US), Minneapolis, MN. Complete hydraulic failure detected during descent. Landed with no further problems.

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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