# Incident 19870430041789I: Boeing 727232, Portland, OR, April 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1987, 07:10 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508DA-2003-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- People aboard: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430041789I

## Narrative

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

FUELER MISREAD FUEL ORDER THEN MADE AN ERROR TO RAMP AGENT. FE REALIZED HE WAS 10000 LBS SHORT, RETURNED FOR FUEL.

## Other reports on N508DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19960304023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304023729I), Mar 4, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N508DA), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: while being marshalled on the ramp to the parking spot, the left wing out board slat struck a fuel truck that was parked with part of it in the…
- [Incident 19910627029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627029489I), Jun 27, 1991: Boeing 727200 (N508DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Outboard flap indicator split after departure. Returned. Replaced left position indicator and transmitter.
- [Incident 19870426016159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426016159I), Apr 26, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N508DA), Salt Lake City, UT. Nose gear light came on en route. Safe landing. Cleaned contacts on uplock switch.

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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