# Incident 19900104006849I: Boeing 727251, Tampa, FL, January 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1990, 09:07 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280US-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 145
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104006849I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. RECOVERED ENGINE. FOUND INGESTED MATERIAL FROM LAVATORY TANK.

## Other reports on N280US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970323015599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323015599I), Mar 23, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Chicago, IL. Narrative: FAA contacted due to turn back & emergency. Declared airworthiness involved due to possible malfunction. [privacy data omitted] A/c departed o'Hare…
- [Incident 19910214004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214004709I), Feb 14, 1991: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Memphis, TN. Fumes in aircraft when lights turned on. Emergency landing. Ballast for lights was cause of fumes.
- [Incident 19880215011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215011909I), Feb 15, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Billings, MT. Had a false landing gear position indication. Returned. Landed without incident. Replaced left main downlock sensor

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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