# Incident 19861224076319I: Boeing 7372S5C, Van Nuys, CA, December 24, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1986, 20:20 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TSAA
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802AL-2004-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2S5C (registry code 1384499, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2s5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372S5C
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19861224076319I

## Narrative

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

FERRY FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A LEAK AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. BOTTOM WELDED SEAM OF TANK HAD MASSIVE LEAK.

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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