# Incident 19841220070009I: Boeing 727, Boston, MA, December 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1984, 16:50 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272US-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- 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/19841220070009I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DROPPED HOT ASHES ON PACKAGE. PACKAGE FLAMED UP, ATTENDANT USED WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT.

## Other reports on N272US (3)

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

- [Incident 19880127013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013349I), Jan 27, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N272US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Engine had compressor stalls and throttle vibration. Returned. Found a piece of sheet metal in the engine intake.
- [Incident 19870719047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719047929I), Jul 19, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N272US), Great Falls, MT. Aborted takeoff after hearing a noise. No evidence of bird strike, tire problem or pressurization.
- [Incident 19790818032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818032139I), Aug 18, 1979: Boeing 727200 (N272US), Minneapolis, MN. Afted diversion and g force manuever r main gear extended unable to determine cause.

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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