# Incident 19870321025179I: Boeing 707323C, Houston, TX, March 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1987, 19:34 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: PCTA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N705PC-1989-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-323C (registry code 138367D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707323C
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- People aboard: 191
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870321025179I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 3 ENGINE SHELLED, THREW BLADES FROM THE POWER SECTION.  DAMAGED FLAPS AFT OF ENGINE.

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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