# Incident 19851014055949I: Boeing 72731, St Louis, MO, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 09:21 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N846TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846TW-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- People aboard: 61
- 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/19851014055949I

## Narrative

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

HEAT VALVE STUCK OPEN DURING DESCENT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT TOUCHDOWN. REPLACED NUMBER 2 HEAT VALVE.

## Other reports on N846TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19860425023539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023539I), Apr 25, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N846TW), St Louis, MO. Red gear lights remained on after gear doors closed after takeoff. Returned. Changed gear accessory box.
- [Incident 19780530041159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530041159I), May 30, 1978: Boeing 727 (N846TW), Columbus, OH. #2 Engine overheat warning light came on during flight. Clamp repositioned on cross-over duct.

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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