42.3629° N, 71.0064° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 9, 1989 · 08:25 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SRAA
Aircraft
N525SJ
Reported as
Boeing 707399C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total250 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost oil quantity and pressure. Shut engine down. Oil line to filter bypass switch chafed through.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. OIL LINE TO FILTER BYPASS SWITCH CHAFED THROUGH.