# Incident 19891124058749I: Boeing 727232, Portland, OR, November 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504DA-2003-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891124058749I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FRONT OUTER WINDSHIELD CRACKED EN ROUTE. TURNED OFF HEAT. APPEARS THERE WAS ARCING ON WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N504DA (3)

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

- [Incident 20001111026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001111026549I), Nov 11, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N504DA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23)Flight crew reported bird strike on approach to Salt lake int'l on 11/11/00. Right outboard aft flap damaged.
- [Incident 19851213075849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213075849I), Dec 13, 1985: Boeing 727232 (N504DA), Cleveland, OH. During taxi to ramp after landing, left mains went into mud. Taxiway was icy and visibility poor due to fog.
- [Incident 19800620055769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620055769I), Jun 20, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N504DA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Main tire blew following rotation. Returned to airport.

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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