# Incident 19850416045829I: Boeing 727227, Deming, NM, April 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1985, 10:38 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.2196° N, 106.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2196&lon=-106.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718AA-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,470 total, 6,762 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416045829I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO BLUE ICE INGESTION IN FLIGHT. FAULTY LAVATORY DUMP VALVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA206), Apr 16, 1985: Boeing 727-227 (N718AA), Las Cruces, NM, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N718AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19900820041849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820041849I), Aug 20, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N718AA), Rochester, NY. Landed at airport with an inoperative nose gear indicator light. Found a burnt out bulb.
- [Incident 19830709053529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709053529I), Jul 9, 1983: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Frontal passage winds blew a trash dumpster into the side of the 727 during a push back.
- [Incident 19810219011389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219011389I), Feb 19, 1981: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Chicago, IL. Pilot reported unsafe gear light after takeoff. Maintenance replaced gear accessory unit.
- [Incident 19800223027179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223027179I), Feb 23, 1980: Boeing 727227 (N718AA), Cleveland, OH. Precautionary shutdown number 2 engine due to loss of oil. Csd garlok seal and line to number 6 bearing leaking.

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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