# Incident 19840605076219I: Boeing 720025, Philadelphia, PA, June 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1984, 13:12 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8895° N, 75.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8895&lon=-75.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8711E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8711E-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 720-025 (registry code 1383818, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3C-4&6 (registry code 52036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3c-4-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720025
- Reported engine: PWA JT3C7
- People aboard: 92
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840605076219I

## Narrative

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

SEVENTH STAGE TURBINE ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING CLIMBOUT. ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHED IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA200), Jun 5, 1984: Boeing 720-025 (N8711E), Philadelphia, PA, incident, no damage

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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