# Incident 19910401019539I: Boeing 727232, Newark, NJ, April 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1991, 15:36 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68782-1998-07-16) (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 JT8D15
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401019539I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG FROM NR2 ENGINE. RETURNED. FORWARD COWLING MISSING.

## Other reports on N68782 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930313010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930313010649I), Mar 13, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N68782), Hayden, CO. NR1 engine shut down due to high oil temperture. Landed safely. Found oil cap was not installed after service.
- [Incident 19920512018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512018109I), May 12, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N68782), San Antonio, TX. Slat disagreement light during climb. Returned. Switch in slat actuator was defective.

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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