# Incident 19900812065479I: Boeing 727224, Bozeman, MT, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 09:08 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 45.8102° N, 111.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8102&lon=-111.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69735-2011-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (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 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90IA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812065479I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NR3 ENGINE AND FIRE LIGHT. USE FIRE BOTTLES. DUMPED FUEL. RETURNED. STARTER EXDUCER TURBINE PIN FAILED.

## 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 SEA90IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90IA161), Aug 12, 1990: Boeing 727-224 (N69735), Belgrade, MT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE STARTER CONTROL VALVE.

## Other reports on N69735 (2)

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

- [Incident 19961110044819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961110044819I), Nov 10, 1996: Boeing 727224 (N69735), El Paso, TX. Narrative: Continental airlines flt 1808 departed phx to iah on 11/10/96. The cabin could not be pressurized following takeoff. The crew elected to divert into…
- [Incident 19841205076589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205076589I), Dec 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N69735), Indianapolis, IN. Taxied into takeoff position with leading edge device not extended. Position warning by other crew. Recycled system

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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