# Incident 19870401016499I: Boeing 72723, St Louis, MO, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 00:40 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTLA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930FT-2006-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401016499I

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DURING CLIMB WITH PRESSURE DROP. RETURNED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OIL PUMP DRIVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N930FT (2)

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

- [Incident 19980319007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319007919I), Mar 19, 1998: Boeing 72723 (N930FT). Narrative: ptrs-AL039812348. Aircraft lost "a" system hydraulic pressure in cruise flight. A/b interconnect left closed. Manual gear extension was made. A/c…
- [Accident 19900131064399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131064399A), Jan 31, 1990: Boeing 72723 (N930FT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Tug rolled forward and pinned driver between aircraft and tug while operator was attaching tow hook.

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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