# Incident 19901230063279I: Boeing 727232, Covington - Cin, OH, December 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.1170° N, 84.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1170&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542DA-2006-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901230063279I

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. PLACARDED DOOR WARNING LIGHT.

## Other reports on N542DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19960713027939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713027939I), Jul 13, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N542DA), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: bird strike after departure from Southwest Florida international airport (rsw). Diverted to tampa with minor aircraft damage. On approach to tampa,…
- [Incident 19910305009939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305009939I), Mar 5, 1991: Boeing 727232 (N542DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Pilot aborted takeoff due to 3 generator warnings. Replaced NR3 generator control panel and voltage regulator

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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