# Incident 19870116003589I: Boeing 737232, Memphis, TN, January 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1987, 11:29 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N317DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317DL-2007-12-21) (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
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870116003589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER START. VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED, AFTER SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N317DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19960811043099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811043099I), Aug 11, 1996: Boeing 737232 (N317DL), El Paso, TX. Narrative: on August 11, 1996 at 1820 MST, in El Paso, TX delta flight 446, a Boeing 737-232, tail number N317DL, aborted takeoff approaching 100 knots due to…

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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