# Incident 19901012055039I: Boeing 72723, Raleigh-Durham, NC, October 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1990, 22:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1990, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1990-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012055039I

## Narrative

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

NR1 GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE ON START UP. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. MAINTENANCE FIXED GENERATOR.

## Other reports on N1990 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840129011169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840129011169I), Jan 29, 1984: Boeing 72723 (N1990), Dallas, TX. Electrical power failed while taxiing. Haze in cabin. Engineer used placarded APU. Overheated air conditioner pack.
- [Incident 19780612045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612045519I), Jun 12, 1978: Boeing 72723 (N1990), Dallas, TX. Scavenge pump and oil nozzle displaced due to broken lug. Engine failed. Pressure switch found safetied.

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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