# Incident 19881006044679I: Boeing 72725C, Newark, NJ, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 23:55 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118FE-2002-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25C (registry code 138400H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 429 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044679I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF NR4  TURBINE WHEEL OF NR3 ENGINE. ENGINE AND COWLING REPLACED.

## 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 NYC89IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA005), Oct 7, 1988: Boeing 727-100 (N118FE), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N118FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19960530016799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530016799I), May 30, 1996: Boeing 72725C (N118FE), Albany, NY. Narrative: on approach to alb, crew experienced "a" system hydraulic failure. Crew performed emergency procedures. Aircraft landed without incident at alb.…

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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