# Incident 19891107055809I: Boeing 727232, Covington - Cin, OH, November 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1989, 06:48 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.1170° N, 84.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1170&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520DA-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107055809I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FUEL BY PASS LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. FUEL FILTER HAD CARBON IN IT.

## Other reports on N520DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19861231079549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861231079549I), Dec 31, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N520DA), Kansas City, MO. Engine oil temperature exceeded limits en route. Engine shutdown. Found oil temp connector removed and tied back.

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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