# Incident 19901227061569I: Boeing 727232, Portland, OR, December 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1990, 20:10 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227061569I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. EXCESSIVE OIL OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN ACCUMLATING IN TAILPIPE.

## Other reports on N479DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19900725044939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725044939I), Jul 25, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Fairbanks, AK. Unable to retract flaps on climb. Hydraulic a system quantity drop. Landed safely. Casting split on flap valve.
- [Incident 19850204013399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204013399I), Feb 4, 1985: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. While taxiing out of parking under the direction of ground personnel aircraft wingtip struck jetway.
- [Incident 19791008051869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008051869I), Oct 8, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N479DA), Baton Rouge, LA. Takeoff aborted due to gear unsafe flight. A rod next to the right gear switch had come loose.
- [Incident 19780801047569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801047569I), Aug 1, 1978: Boeing 727 (N479DA), Boston, MA. Lost one generator, other abnormal on approach. Landed without incident. Csd part no. 7000842A. Generator, 976J4981

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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