# Incident 19871205079069I: Boeing 7372B7, Deptford, NJ, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 09:55 local time
- Place: Deptford, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.8157° N, 75.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Deptford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8157&lon=-75.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 956 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205079069I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. FORWARD AND AFT CONE BOLTS FAILED. BOLTS LOOSE PRIOR FAILURE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA050), Dec 5, 1987: Boeing 737-2B7 (N319AU), Deptford, NJ, substantial damage

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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