# Incident 19890624033059I: Boeing 72722, Washington, DC, June 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1989, 14:47 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7009U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7009U-2005-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624033059I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. HAD FIRE WARNING. FOUND AN UNCONTAINED COMPRESSOR DISK FAILURE.

## Other reports on N7009U (1)

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

- [Incident 19830404017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404017779I), Apr 4, 1983: Boeing 72722 (N7009U), Chicago, IL. Cabin pressure uncontrollable. Smoke in cabin. Pressure regained at FL 180. Replaced pressure flow control valves.

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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