40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 9, 1987 · 12:45 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515PE
Reported as
Boeing 727232
People aboard
63
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,773 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft returned to the airport following a fire warning. Fuel head duct found ruptured. Outflow valve changed
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOLLOWING A FIRE WARNING. FUEL HEAD DUCT FOUND RUPTURED. OUTFLOW VALVE CHANGED