# Incident 19850314010479I: Boeing 727224, Detroit, MI, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 16:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro Wayne Co
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N79745, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79745-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 135
- 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/19850314010479I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC OPENED STUCK NR1 FUEL VALVE, FUEL SPILLED. FUEL GAUGES COCKPIT AND UNDER WING PLACARDED INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N79745 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930722034129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722034129I), Jul 22, 1993: Boeing 727224 (N79745), Buffalo, NY. NR1 engine strut overheat light on en route. Shut engine down. Diverted to Buffalo. Replaced a malfunctioning sensor

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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