# Incident 19881019058839I: Boeing 727225, Atlanta, GA, October 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1988, 13:55 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8826E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826E-1996-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019058839I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC INSTALLED EXTERNAL POWER RELAY. APPLIED POWER. FIRE IN ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT. WIRES NOT RECONNECTED.

## Other reports on N8826E (2)

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

- [Incident 19870824056969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870824056969I), Aug 24, 1987: Boeing 727225 (N8826E), Atlanta, GA. Right engine oil pressure dropped to zero. Landed with engine shut down. Found leaking garloc seal and replaced.
- [Incident 19800709068949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709068949I), Jul 9, 1980: Boeing 727225 (N8826E), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landed with possible blown tire. Remained inflated. Tread had separated during previous takeoff.

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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