# Incident 19850414020149I: Boeing 727281, Boston, MA, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 09:22 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N269US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269US-2015-05-06) (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 727281
- People aboard: 113
- 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/19850414020149I

## Narrative

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

WARNING LIGHT ON ENGINE ACCESS DOOR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED LATCH.

## Other reports on N269US (3)

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

- [Incident 19850722041439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722041439I), Jul 22, 1985: Boeing 727251 (N269US), Billings, MT. Engine shutdown and fire bottles discharged after fire warning nr 2 engine. 8th stage bleed air duct ruptured.
- [Incident 19850310010449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310010449I), Mar 10, 1985: Boeing 727251 (N269US), Washington, DC. All 3 engines flamed out after turning off runway. Second officer left fuel heat valves on.
- [Incident 19781127025839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127025839I), Nov 27, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N269US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Engine failure light at rotation. Aborted takeoff and overran runway end.

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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