38.2542° N, 85.7594° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 6, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N54342
Reported as
Boeing 727231
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
141
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Near top of climb NR2 engine oil bypass light came on. Engine shutdown. Carbon in oil filter element.
As the FAA filed it
NEAR TOP OF CLIMB NR2 ENGINE OIL BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CARBON IN OIL FILTER ELEMENT.