# Incident 19871121075439I: Boeing 727232, Boston, MA, November 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1987, 21:20 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503DA-2016-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121075439I

## Narrative

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

LARGE FLAME BEHIND RIGHT WING AT TAXI TO GATE. RIGHT SIDE GALLEY SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE DURING EVACUATION. APU FAULT

## Other reports on N503DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19911212061769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911212061769I), Dec 12, 1991: Boeing 727232 (N503DA), West Palm Beach, FL. High oil temperature on climb. Shut engine down. Diverted to Palm Beach airport. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19910723034979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723034979I), Jul 23, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N503DA), Covington - Cin, OH. NR2 engine compressor stalled when takeoff power was selected. Had a strong crosswind.
- [Incident 19891202061709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202061709I), Dec 2, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N503DA), Covington - Cin, OH. NR2 engine compressor stalled when takeoff power applied. Returned to gate. Adjusted pressurization and dump valve.
- [Incident 19880830065969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830065969I), Aug 30, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N503DA), GA. Artillery shell burst ahead at cruise altitude. Navy ship firing in warning area. Aircraft on correct course.

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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