# Incident 19860326086489I: Boeing 727231, Boston, MA, March 26, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1986, 23:41 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52311-2011-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,792 total, 702 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326086489I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AT THE GATE DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. PACK SHUTOFF VALVE MALFUNCTION. PANICKED PASSENGERS

## 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 NYC86IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA093), Mar 27, 1986: Boeing 727-231 (N52311), Boston, MA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N52311 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860504025969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504025969I), May 4, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52311), St Louis, MO. Returned after takeoff warning horn sounded on takeoff. Replaced the air sensing sensor.
- [Incident 19860331014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331014379I), Mar 31, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52311), St Louis, MO. Unable to retract gear after takeoff. Returned and replaced gear accessory box.

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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