# Incident 19870530029409I: Boeing 727100, Bonaire, NA, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 19:50 local time
- Place: Bonaire, NA
- Airport: Flamingo
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SARA
- Aircraft: N803SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803SC-1991-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-27 (registry code 138400K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530029409I

## Narrative

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

DURING BACK TAXI SMOKE WAS SEEN FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF PLANE. EVACUATION. OIL MIST VENTING THROUGH ENGINE BREATHER.

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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