# Incident 19840419020889I: Boeing 727200, Houston, TX, April 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1984, 13:39 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8858E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8858E-1995-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19840419020889I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION IN ENGINE AND LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON TAKEOFF. EXPLOSION CAME FROM ENGINE COMBUSTION SECTION.

## Other reports on N8858E (2)

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

- [Incident 19860119031009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119031009I), Jan 19, 1986: Boeing 727225 (N8858E), Melbourne, FL. Taxied onto runway for departure without an ATC clearance.
- [Incident 19850618032099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850618032099I), Jun 18, 1985: Boeing 727225 (N8858E), Kansas City, MO. System hydraulics lost after takeoff. Returned. Discovered main landing gear door sequence valve housing cracked.

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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