# Incident 19871203080899I: Boeing 727227, Pittsburgh, PA, December 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7A
- People aboard: 126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,600 total, 4,450 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/19871203080899I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO FIRE IN ENGINE. FIRE BOTTLES USED. ENGINE REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE FAN DISK.

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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