# Accident 19891208065579A: Boeing 72731, Newark, NJ, December 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1989, 22:10 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727PJ-1994-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,215 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208065579A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE, NR1 ENGINE POWER LOSS. SHUTDOWN. LANDED AIRPORT. ENGINE TURBINE BLADE LODGE IN VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA038), Dec 9, 1989: Boeing 727-31 (N727PJ), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THERMAL DISTRESS OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADES OF THE NUBER ONE ENGINE CAUSING A DEGRADATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES WHICH RESULTED IN BLADE FRACTURES. THE REASON FOR THE THERMAL DISTRESS WAS NOT…

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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