# Incident 19870314029529I: Boeing 727251, Memphis, TN, March 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1987, 17:38 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N282US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282US-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314029529I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 1 ENGINE EMITTED BLACK SMOKE AND HAD A COMPRESSOR ASTALL ON CLIMBOUT.  RETURNED.  CHANGED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N282US (3)

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

- [Incident 20020510018949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510018949I), May 10, 2002: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was reported to have hit tail skid on landing. Arrived at ramp when aircraft was being towed to a remote site. PIC & SIC had departed phl, fe…
- [Incident 20000908027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908027509I), Sep 8, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Greensboro, NC. (-23)After take-off, a portion of the #3 engine nose cowl acostic liner separated and entered engine intake. ATC declared an emergency. Aircraft returned to…
- [Incident 19910616025579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616025579I), Jun 16, 1991: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Buffalo, NY. NR1 engine oil filter by pass light and rising oil temperature on climb. Returned. Had a clogged oil screen.

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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