# Incident 19861029065789I: Boeing 767231, Las Vegas, NV, October 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1986, 21:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601TW-2001-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-231 (registry code 1385131, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767231
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19861029065789I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING CAUSED CREW TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FIRE DETECTION WARNING LOOP FAULTY. NO ACTUAL FIRE OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N601TW (3)

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

- [Incident 19880630031979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630031979I), Jun 30, 1988: Boeing 767 (N601TW), St Louis, MO. Landing gear failed to retract on climbout. Returned. Replaced c hydraulic pressure line.
- [Incident 19860707039709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707039709I), Jul 7, 1986: Boeing 767231 (N601TW), St Louis, MO. Discrepancy in altimeters noted after takeoff. Returned and found a leak in line to aux pitot tube.
- [Incident 19821127066219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821127066219I), Nov 27, 1982: Boeing 767231 (N601TW), Kansas City, KS, Minor damage. R/h offwing slide compartment door opened in flight. Slide assembly missing. Found 4 miles from runway.

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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