# Incident 19900807043199I: Boeing 727251, Las Vegas, NV, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 08:31 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297US-2004-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807043199I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. SECURED AND RETURNED. INSULATION AROUND WIRES AT CANNON PLUG MELTED.

## Other reports on N297US (4)

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

- [Incident 19991129033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991129033459I), Nov 29, 1999: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On November 29, 1999, northwest airlines, flight 938, a Boeing 727-251, was enroute from mci to mem, when shortly after rotation number two engine fire…
- [Incident 19951001036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001036709I), Oct 1, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: jetway was operated beyond the swing limits causing limit switch to trip disabling jetway in a position which did not afford wing clearance. The…
- [Incident 19890502019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502019819I), May 2, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Las Vegas, NV. Unable to retract right main gear on climbout. Returned after dumping fuel. Landing gear safety pin was in place.
- [Incident 19870602080319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602080319I), Jun 2, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N297US), Casper, WY. Trainee radar controller allowed two aircraft to have less than standard separation. Primary computer was down.

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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