# Incident 19890816049629I: Boeing 72722, Washington, DC, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 08:38 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N7020U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7020U-1993-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816049629I

## Narrative

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

BANG ON CLIMB. NR3 ENGINE EPR DROPPED. RETURNED. RIGHT SIDE WATER SERVICING DOOR MISSING. FAN BLADE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N7020U (1)

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

- [Incident 19891121064879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121064879I), Nov 21, 1989: Boeing 72722 (N7020U), Albany, NY, Minor damage. A baggage cart came loose and rolled into fuselage. Taxied back to gate. Had dent and crack in skin.

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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