# Incident 19870615036229I: Boeing 727225, Kansas City, MO, June 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8857E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8857E-1995-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870615036229I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATIONS.

## Other reports on N8857E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840430020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840430020909I), Apr 30, 1984: Boeing 727200 (N8857E), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Compressor stall on takeoff roll. Engine failed. Aborted. Suspect snow and slush in 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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