# Incident 19890915057979I: Boeing 72723, Reno, NV, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 15:36 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1992, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1992-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 98
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 609 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915057979I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FOUND CATASTROPHIC FAULURE OF TURBINE SECTION.

## Other reports on N1992 (3)

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

- [Incident 19900305009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305009469I), Mar 5, 1990: Boeing 72723 (N1992), Reno, NV. Lost communication on ILS approach. Made a missed approach. Flew to alternate. VFR airport.
- [Incident 19790516200429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516200429I), May 16, 1979: Boeing 727 (N1992), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. All four main tires blew upon landing.
- [Incident 19780829037989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829037989I), Aug 29, 1978: Boeing 72723 (N1992), Dallas, TX. Lost a system hydraulic quantity during climb. Ruptured line.

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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