# Incident 19901016051609I: Boeing 727223, Des Moines, IA, October 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1990, 08:26 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6836-1994-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016051609I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED WHILE TAXIING. RETURNED TO GATE. CHANGED OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER.

## Other reports on N6836 (4)

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

- [Incident 19880108014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108014129I), Jan 8, 1988: Boeing 727223 (N6836), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Nose gear of the B727 departed the ice covered taxiway while taxiing for departure. Towed back onto the taxiway.
- [Incident 19830611047599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611047599I), Jun 11, 1983: Boeing 727223 (N6836), Washington, DC, Minor damage. While departing gate the jet blast blew baggage cart into another aircraft. Minor injuries to a ground person.
- [Incident 19820923054189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923054189I), Sep 23, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6836), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Stewardess smelled electrical smoke in galley area. Found food spilled in oven. Cleaned oven. Checked ok.
- [Incident 19800528051779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528051779I), May 28, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6836), Washington, DC. Number one engine failed on takeoff causing rejected takeoff. Fuel nozzle faulty caused turbine to fail.

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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