# Incident 19910427019089I: Boeing 72731, Indianapolis, IN, April 27, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1991, 20:49 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853TW-1991-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427019089I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. CANNON PLUG DEFECTIVE. CHANGED FILTER.

## Other reports on N853TW (7)

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

- [Incident 19880527039879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527039879I), May 27, 1988: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), St Louis, MO. NR6 leading edge slat failed to retract. Returned to St Louis. Replaced flap actuator and shuttle valve.
- [Incident 19861024063239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024063239I), Oct 24, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), St Louis, MO. Unable to normally retract gear after takeoff, returned. Found a broken wire at gear lever latch solenoid.
- [Incident 19860910056549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860910056549I), Sep 10, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), St Louis, MO. Lost a system hydraulics. Manually extended gear. Safe landing. Found flap actuaztor blanking plug failed.
- [Incident 19860509025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509025009I), May 9, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), St Louis, MO. Loud noise heard on takeoff roll. Aborted. Variable winds and thunderstorms in area may have caused the noise.
- [Incident 19860228008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228008759I), Feb 28, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), St Louis, MO. Vibration noted on NR2 engine during cruise. Shutdown when monitor went off high scale. Turbine blades missing.
- [Incident 19860212010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212010659I), Feb 12, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N853TW), Omaha, NE. NR1 engine lost power during climb. Shutdown and returned. Engine to be replaced.
- [Incident 19840907053439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907053439I), Sep 7, 1984: Boeing 727 (N853TW), Chicago, IL. Had to lower nose gear manually. Replaced nose drag brace and actuator. Emergency equipment on standby.

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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