# Incident 19890706036709I: Boeing 727232, San Antonio, TX, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 13:12 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491DA-2000-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706036709I

## Narrative

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

HIGH EGT AND COMPRESSOR STALL ON NR3 ENGINE. ENGINE FAIL LIGHT ON. RETURNED. HAD ENGINE TURBINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N491DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19800113012219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113012219I), Jan 13, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N491DA), East Boston, MA. Turbine engine failed in compressor section. Blew out 13th stage duct.

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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