# Incident 19881127056539I: Airbus A300B4605R, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1988, 21:25 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80057, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80057-2009-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2B2
- People aboard: 262
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127056539I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. RETURNED. NO FIRE. EVACUATED. LOOSE HOSE LET HOT AIR ENTER ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 MIA89IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA043), Nov 28, 1988: Airbus Industrie A-300-600 (N80057), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N80057 (4)

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

- [Accident 19990715009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715009869A), Jul 15, 1999: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft made hard landing and damaged the tail structure. The NTSB has upgraded this incident to an accident due to the substantial damage the aircraft…
- [Incident 19980709037259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709037259I), Jul 9, 1998: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-5)After takeoff from sju on runway 08, PIC perceived a loud thump/bang at an altitude of 4,000 feet, about 5 seconds later got a fire warning on the left…
- [Incident 19890629043269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629043269I), Jun 29, 1989: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), Manzanillo, CU. Encountered turbulence while waiting for approval to deviate from assigned R0UTE to avoid weather. Cuban airspace.
- [Incident 19890126009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890126009089I), Jan 26, 1989: Airbus A300B4605R (N80057), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Right pack valve and NR2 bleed valve warning. NR2 throttle froze on reverse. Pressure regulator valve popped loose.

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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