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Incident

FAA incident report · Cvac Stcapjc · Detroit, MI · September 21, 1987

Date: September 21, 1987 · 15:35 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N2728R
Reported as: Cvac Stcapjc
Reported engine: Allison 501D*
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0

N2728RRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 1997 · Convair 340S/N 67 Airframe modelConvair 340

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A fire warning light led crew to discharge fire bottles and evacuate aircraft. Number 2 tail pipe ball joint blown.

As the FAA filed it

A FIRE WARNING LIGHT LED CREW TO DISCHARGE FIRE BOTTLES AND EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. NUMBER 2 TAIL PIPE BALL JOINT BLOWN.

Other reports on N2728R · 3

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

Incident 19860712050779INormal Cruise · Eau Claire, WIFire warning on left engine. Secured and used firebottles. Two center sections of engine exhaust were cracked.Jul 12, 1986 · Reported as Cvac Stcapjc Incident 19830817060859IInitial Approach-IFR · Mosinee, WIWhen gear was extended the left outboard wheel fell off the axle. Found safety bolt had come off due to vibration.Aug 17, 1983 · Reported as Cvac Stcapjc · Minor damage Incident 19810222010879INormal Cruise · Chicago, ILPilot reported electrical arcing at horse collar of number 2 engine.Feb 22, 1981