# Incident 19861217079539I: Boeing 737232, Memphis, TN, December 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N330DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330DL-2007-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 93
- 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/19861217079539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT CAME ON EN ROUTE. DIVERTED AND FOUND WARNING SYSTEM TO BE FAULTY.

## Other reports on N330DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19970609016489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609016489I), Jun 9, 1997: Boeing 737232 (N330DL), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Thursday, June 5, 1997, at 2038 EST, a Boeing 737, N330DL, registered to wilmington trust company, trustee and operated by delta airlines, a…

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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