# Incident 19870710046279I: Boeing 72751, Nassau, Bahamas, July 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1987, 16:22 local time
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Airport: Nassau International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RIVA
- Aircraft: N5609, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51 (registry code 1384014, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72751
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710046279I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AFTER LOSING THE LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE FAIRING DURING THE CLIMB.

## Other reports on N5609 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801022083559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022083559I), Oct 22, 1980: Boeing 72751 (N5609), Jamaica, NY, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck illegally parked catering vehicle.

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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