# Incident 19870207011069I: Boeing 72751, Biscayne Bay, FL, February 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Biscayne Bay, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Aircraft: N287AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287AT-1994-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207011069I

## Narrative

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

HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM EGRESS LIGHT STRIP ON CABIN FLOOR. EXTINGUISHED. LIGHTING PANEL HAD SHORTED.

## Other reports on N287AT (2)

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

- [Incident 19900608037999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608037999I), Jun 8, 1990: Boeing 72751 (N287AT), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Lost nose wheel steering on rollout. Stopped with nose gear off runway. Scissor torsion pin missing.
- [Incident 19850726053509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726053509I), Jul 26, 1985: Boeing 72751 (N287AT), Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nose gear chatter on landing. Stopped on turnoff and found metal pin had fallen out of nose gear.

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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