# Incident 19880823047389I: Boeing 727, Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047389I

## Narrative

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

GEAR LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY MODULE.

## Other reports on N290US (4)

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

- [Incident 19961016037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016037349I), Oct 16, 1996: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Boston, MA. Narrative: northwest 390, B727, on final to Boston, MA, the pilot reported that two engine generators were out with the possibility of losing the third.…
- [Incident 19901220061969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220061969I), Dec 20, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Milwaukee, WI. Hydraulic system failed on climb. Returned. Found outboard flap control valve failed and fluid drained out.
- [Incident 19870607039059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607039059I), Jun 7, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Internal short in the lavatory pump caused smoke in cabin. Passengers returned to terminal.
- [Incident 19830907062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907062899I), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N290US), New York, NY. No's. 1 and 3 engine had a violent engine stall on liftoff. Flames observed coming from engines. Cause undetermined.

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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