# Incident 19880127013349I: Boeing 727251, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, January 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1988, 07:48 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272US-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013349I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE HAD COMPRESSOR STALLS AND THROTTLE VIBRATION. RETURNED. FOUND A PIECE OF SHEET METAL IN THE ENGINE INTAKE.

## Other reports on N272US (3)

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

- [Incident 19870719047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719047929I), Jul 19, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N272US), Great Falls, MT. Aborted takeoff after hearing a noise. No evidence of bird strike, tire problem or pressurization.
- [Incident 19841220070009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841220070009I), Dec 20, 1984: Boeing 727 (N272US), Boston, MA. Passenger dropped hot ashes on package. Package flamed up, attendant used water fire extinguisher to put it out.
- [Incident 19790818032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818032139I), Aug 18, 1979: Boeing 727200 (N272US), Minneapolis, MN. Afted diversion and g force manuever r main gear extended unable to determine cause.

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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