# Incident 19880523070229I: Boeing 727227, Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, May 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1988, 18:44 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Aircraft: N727AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727AA-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 145
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523070229I

## Narrative

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

NEAR MISS WITH NC 209PA. BOTH AIRCRAFT CLEARED AT SAME ALTITUDE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SAN JUAN CONTROLLER ERROR.

## 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 MIA88IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA176), May 23, 1988: Boeing 727 (N727AA), Near San Juan, PR, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N727AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19881229070369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229070369I), Dec 29, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N727AA), Nashville, TN. While powering back, a catering truck struck right wing tip. Truck tried to pass between parked aircraft and 727AA.
- [Incident 19840504027549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504027549I), May 4, 1984: Boeing 727227 (N727AA), Omaha, NE. Right main landing gear ran off the runway during turn into taxiway. Became mired in mud.

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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