# Incident 19850123004439I: Boeing 7272M7, Detroit, MI, January 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721RW-2007-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272M7
- People aboard: 3
- 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/19850123004439I

## Narrative

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

AIRSTAIR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED. AFT ENTRY DOOR SWITCH PLUNGER WAS FAULTY.

## Other reports on N721RW (3)

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

- [Incident 19880210013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210013519I), Feb 10, 1988: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. After push back from gate aircraft started to taxi and struck a tug. Captain was released from flying status by nwa
- [Incident 19850102002229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850102002229I), Jan 2, 1985: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), Boston, MA. Pilot reported hydraulic problems, landed without incident. Hydraulic low pressure switch had blown apart.
- [Incident 19790411010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010889I), Apr 11, 1979: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), San Jose, CA. Trim malfunctoned because stabilizer manual trim cable improperly installed at the factory.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.