# Incident 19870704050599I: Boeing 727224, St Louis, MO, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 09:08 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N88715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88715-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704050599I

## Narrative

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

AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM THE GATE THE JET BLAST DAMAGED TERMINAL ROOF. PUSH BACK PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

## Other reports on N88715 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830922066769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922066769I), Sep 22, 1983: Boeing 727224 (N88715), Houston, TX. Engine fire warning light came on during climb. Returned. Found left stage anti icing duct loose.
- [Incident 19800119016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119016229I), Jan 19, 1980: Boeing 727224 (N88715), El Paso, TX. Pilot shut down #2 engine due to high oil temperature. Problem found to be fuel heat valve stuck in open position.

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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