# Incident 19890701036899I: Boeing 727223, St Louis, MO, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N881AA-2009-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701036899I

## Narrative

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

PRESSURIZATION UNCONTROLLABLE. DEPLOYED MASKS. DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS. NR1 ENGINE AUTO PRESSUE CONTROLLER FAILED.

## Other reports on N881AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19850227017599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850227017599I), Feb 27, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), Corpus Christi, TX. During power back from gate, aircraft departed pavement. Left main lodged in mud.
- [Incident 19790814031149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814031149I), Aug 14, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), Norwich, CT. Za zg zk engine shutdown and bottles discharged with fire warning light. Fire detector malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19790812030689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812030689I), Aug 12, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N881AA), Syracuse, NY. Za zg engine shutdown and landing made due to false fire warning. Three loops replaced.

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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