# Incident 19870821066349I: Boeing 7372J8, Las Vegas, NV, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 21:33 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WA-2005-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737 2J8 (registry code 1384489, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2j8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372J8
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821066349I

## Narrative

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

AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED ON APPROACH. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED AND HAND BOTTLE PUT OUT FIRE IN TRASH BIN

## Other reports on N235WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960125002059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960125002059I), Jan 25, 1996: Boeing 7372J8 (N235WA), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: delta flt 846 from ict to atl on 1/25/96 a/c B-737 number N235WA at gear retraction, on takeoff at ict, left main gear remained illuminated with…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.