# Incident 19880724055669I: Boeing 727225, Atlantic Ocean, FL, July 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N8887Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8887Z-2007-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 159
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,387 total, 7,878 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724055669I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SEAT BELT SIGN ON. 8 PASSENGERS AND 3 ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES

## Other reports on N8887Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20020212002619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212002619I), Feb 12, 2002: Boeing 727225 (N8887Z), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, delta flight #873, a B-727-225, N8887Z, departed the Buffalo niagara international airport and experienced a forward cargo…

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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