# Incident 19871104074149I: Boeing 727223, Providence, RI, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 12:28 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846AA-2002-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104074149I

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW APPROACH TO WRONG AIRPORT,WENT AROUND WITHOUT ADVISING THE TOWER THEN CONTACTED PROVIDENCE, LANDED.

## Other reports on N846AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810910063289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910063289I), Sep 10, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N846AA), Chicago, IL. Shutdown NR2 engine in cruise due high oil temperature. Found fuel heater valve stuck open.

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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