# Incident 19851002053209I: Boeing 727223, St Louis, MO, October 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1985, 12:03 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N845AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845AA-1999-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 47
- 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/19851002053209I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING NR 3 ENGINE. MECHANICS BEING SENT TO REPAIR AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N845AA (2)

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

- [Accident 19980106006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980106006099A), Jan 6, 1998: Boeing 727223 (N845AA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/06/98 the pilot in command of American airlines flt. 2027 while taxiing in a non-movement area of the Philadelphia int'l airport reported that a…
- [Incident 19860221007819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221007819I), Feb 21, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N845AA), Omaha, NE. Crew oxygen system developed a leak and an unscheduled landing was made for repairs.

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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