38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 2, 1984 · 14:00 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Aircraft
N4741
Reported as
Boeing 727235
People aboard
68
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine fire warning light came on, fire bottle discharged. Nr 3 engine 13 stage air duct broken.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. NR 3 ENGINE 13 STAGE AIR DUCT BROKEN.