# Incident 19890111007579I: Boeing 7272M7, Memphis, TN, January 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1989, 09:40 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742RW-2008-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272M7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890111007579I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE VIBRATION AND EPA FLUCUATION ON ROTATION. REDUCED POWER. RETURNED. PARTS OF PLASTIC BAG IN ENGINE.

## Other reports on N742RW (2)

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

- [Accident 20040830021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040830021459A), Aug 30, 2004: Boeing 7272M7 (N742RW), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 30, 2004, at 1905 MDT, a Boeing 727-2M7, N742RW, registered to art 21952 LLC and operated by custom air transport incorporated, received…
- [Incident 20001028024229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028024229I), Oct 28, 2000: Boeing 727200 (N742RW), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During a/c push back, the tug lost power causing it's controls to lock up. The operator scraped the right front forward belly door with the tugs spot…

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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