# Incident 19861029065929I: Boeing 72731, St Louis, MO, October 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1986, 11:52 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N839TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N839TW-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- People aboard: 107
- 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/19861029065929I

## Narrative

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

TOWER REPORTED TIRE DAMAGE. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES.

## Other reports on N839TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19820303006969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303006969I), Mar 3, 1982: Boeing 72731 (N839TW), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to a compressor stall. Found damage to more than half of its compressor blade.
- [Incident 19801231086159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231086159I), Dec 31, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N839TW), Chicago, IL. Flight reported fire warning light. After retarding throttle light went out. Bleed air y duct cracked.

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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