# Incident 19880823048109I: Boeing 727227, Omaha, NE, August 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1988, 16:54 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73751, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73751-2006-08-09) (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 JT8D9
- People aboard: 117
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823048109I

## Narrative

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

OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DIVERTED TO OMA LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUEL HEAT VALVE STUCK HALF OPEN.

## Other reports on N73751 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881015066969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015066969I), Oct 15, 1988: Boeing 727227 (N73751), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Lost cabin pressure during climbout. Descended and returned to land without incident. Cause not stated.

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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