# Accident 19860312009099A: Boeing 727223, Memphis, TN, March 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1986, 07:17 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.0424° N, 89.9767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0424&lon=-89.9767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N877AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877AA-2002-11-05) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,670 total, 5,450 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860312009099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE WARNING. MADE EMERGENCY RETURN. PASSENGERS INJURED ON EVACUATION. DEFECTIVE SLIDE. HOT AIR DUCT PARTED.

## 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 ATL86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA090), Mar 12, 1986: Boeing 727-223 (N877AA), Memphis, TN, no damage

## Other reports on N877AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19840613042029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613042029I), Jun 13, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N877AA), Milwaukee, WI. Engine fire warning light came on. Fire bottles used. Found defective fire warning loop. Diverted to Milwaukee.

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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