38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 1, 1985 · 20:40 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Aircraft
N576PE
Reported as
Boeing 727243
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
113
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Steady loss of oil quantity noted on NR2 engine en route. Engine shutdown. Oil leak from scavenge pump seal.
As the FAA filed it
STEADY LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY NOTED ON NR2 ENGINE EN ROUTE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OIL LEAK FROM SCAVENGE PUMP SEAL.