# Incident 19900212013759I: Boeing 727225, Sarasota - Brad, FL, February 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1990, 11:22 local time
- Place: Sarasota - Brad, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8889Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889Z-2006-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900212013759I

## Narrative

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

NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM NR3 ENGINE. SHUTDOWN AND LANDED. SUSPECT BLUE ICE INGESTION FROM FORWARD LAVATORY LEAK.

## 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 MIA90IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA070), Feb 13, 1990: Boeing 727-225A (N8889Z), Sarasota, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE FORWARD LAVATORY BY CONTRACT SERVICE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N8889Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20010807022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010807022059I), Aug 7, 2001: Boeing 727225 (N8889Z), Rochester, NY. (-23) On August 7, 2001, Boeing 727-225, N8889Z, flight 460, operated by delta airlines, prior to departure from Rochester, new york to atlanta, Georgia,…

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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