# Incident 19860208012379I: Boeing 727223, Harlingen, TX, February 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1986, 00:10 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 30.0293° N, 101.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0293&lon=-101.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871AA-2001-11-23) (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: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86IA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208012379I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM, TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY AND THEN MADE A MISSED APPROACH. BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 DCA86IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86IA017), Feb 8, 1986: Boeing 727-223 (N871AA), Harlingen, TX, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N871AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19871227077029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227077029I), Dec 27, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N871AA), Boston, MA. Rudder load limiter light on. Requested a lower altitude. Replaced flap up limit switch.
- [Incident 19820119004159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119004159I), Jan 19, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N871AA), Chicago, IL. Fire light on NR3 engine. Returned. No evidence of engine fire. Replaced fire warning control.

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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