# Incident 19900831062789I: Boeing 727223, Philadelphia, PA, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 22:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882AA-2002-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831062789I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER SMOKING DURING A NON-SMOKING FLIGHT. EXTINGUISHED SMOKING MATERIAL IMMEDIATELY WHEN ASKED.

## Other reports on N882AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19941206045829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941206045829I), Dec 6, 1994: Boeing 727223 (N882AA), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Self contained catastrophic engine failure. Returned to bos. Engine shut down after overtemp and compressor stall.
- [Incident 19931213052019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931213052019I), Dec 13, 1993: Boeing 727223 (N882AA), MD. Passenger was detected smoking in right aft lavatory. Smoking regulations were reemphasied.
- [Incident 19860621038199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621038199I), Jun 21, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N882AA), San Francisco, CA. Aborted takeoff when airspeed indicator malfunctioned on takeoff roll. Braking caused smoke and evacuation.

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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