# Incident 19901223064869I: Boeing 727227, Wichita, KS, December 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1990, 07:25 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88770-1996-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223064869I

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FUEL FLOW ON NR1 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. WHEN INDICATION STABILIZED RESUMED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N88770 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950814038349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814038349I), Aug 14, 1995: Boeing 727227 (N88770), Houston, TX. Left main gear departed paved surface during taxi to ramp. Sank into soft soil.
- [Incident 19900924048709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924048709I), Sep 24, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N88770), Newark, NJ. Captain declared minimum fuel and requested 22L when advised one hour delay for other runway.

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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