# Incident 19871103071679I: Boeing 72725, Ponca City, OK, November 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1987, 20:58 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 36.7210° N, 97.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7210&lon=-97.0684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8137N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103071679I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR LOSS OF OIL. AIRLINER LANDED SAFELY. HOLE FOUND IN AN OIL LINE UNDER A CLAMP.

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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