# Incident 19861208079879I: Boeing 727223, Memphis, TN, December 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N847AA-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 74
- 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/19861208079879I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROLCABIN PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO OR MANUAL MODE. FOUND CARGO DOOR SEAL OUT OF THE TRACK.

## Other reports on N847AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19950324014659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950324014659I), Mar 24, 1995: Boeing 727223 (N847AA), New Orleans, LA. Yaw damper upper rudder deflected on takeoff. Returned safely.
- [Incident 19800409048219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800409048219I), Apr 9, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N847AA). Aircraft aborted takeoff due to faulty overheat warning light.

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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