19871207076069I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-231 · St Louis, MO · December 7, 1987

Date: December 7, 1987 · 15:45 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TWAA
Aircraft: N54332
Reported as: Boeing 727231
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard: 35
Fatal injuries: 0

N54332Registration cancelled Feb 18, 1999 · Boeing 727-231S/N 20310 Airframe modelBoeing 727-231

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Strong vibration felt on NR3 engine. Landed with engine at idle. Engine had internal turbine damage.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG VIBRATION FELT ON NR3 ENGINE. LANDED WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. ENGINE HAD INTERNAL TURBINE DAMAGE.

Other reports on N54332 · 2

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

Incident 19820106006049IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Phoenix, AZZo taxiing to takeoff, passenger spoke to others of bombs and exploding aircraft. Returned to gate. No bomb found.Jan 6, 1982 Incident 19790428200619INormal Cruise · Wichita, KSUnidentified caller reported bomb on board. Made emergency landing. Total search found no bomb.Apr 28, 1979