# Incident 19900915049339I: Boeing 7272M7, Great Falls, MT, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729RW-2003-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272M7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915049339I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. SHUT DOWN. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. NO ACTUAL FIRE.

## Other reports on N729RW (1)

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

- [Accident 19880909069689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909069689A), Sep 9, 1988: Boeing 727200 (N729RW), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Captain started taxi without an all clear signal and struck the tug. Mistook disconnect and farwell for cleanance.

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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