# Incident 19851102060259I: Boeing 727223, St Louis, MO, November 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1985, 10:03 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N849AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849AA-2012-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 104
- 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/19851102060259I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE THE FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW PANE CRACKED. PRIORITY DESCENT AND DIVERSION ACCOMPLISHED.

## Other reports on N849AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19930625023619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625023619I), Jun 25, 1993: Boeing 727223 (N849AA), Louisville, KY. NR2 engine fuel heat valve would not close on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19910127006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127006989I), Jan 27, 1991: Boeing 727223 (N849AA), Nashville, TN. Smoke from no smoking-fasten seat belt sign on-off switch. Crew put on oxygen mask and landed safely.
- [Incident 19810910069719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910069719I), Sep 10, 1981: Boeing 727 (N849AA), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing to runway struck aircraft parked near by.

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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