# Incident 19870812065339I: Boeing 727232, Washington, DC, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421DA-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series (registry code 52060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812065339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR SAFE LANDING. FOUND A SHAFT BROKEN ON THE FUEL PUMP.

## Other reports on N421DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19970627020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627020939I), Jun 27, 1997: Boeing 727232 (N421DA), Kansas City, MO. Diverted mci due failed green light on nose gear. Performed missed approach. Replaced nose gear lock switch.
- [Incident 19960802026969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802026969I), Aug 2, 1996: Boeing 727200 (N421DA), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 8/02/96, delta flight DL883 departed mci enroute to atl. The aircraft was on takeoff climb, when the crew experienced a hydraulic pressure loss…
- [Incident 19891021063069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021063069I), Oct 21, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N421DA), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing with co pilot at controls. Wing tip touched runway on correction of hard landing.

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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