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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-251 · Martinsburg, WV · July 5, 1991

Date: July 5, 1991 · 22:05 local
Place: Martinsburg, WV
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N295US
Reported as: Boeing 727251
People aboard: 47
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,179 total5,660 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

N295USRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2004 · Boeing 727-251S/N 21506 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBoeing 727-251 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-5Turbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Entered area of severe turbulence. Not reflected on radar. 3 passengers and 1 flight attendant slightly injured.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE. NOT REFLECTED ON RADAR. 3 PASSENGERS AND 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SLIGHTLY INJURED.

Other reports on N295US · 4

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

Incident 19920229008199IForced/Precautionary Landing · Kansas City, MOLost hydraulic pressure on a system on climb. Returned. Flow regulator and filters were replaced.Feb 29, 1992 Incident 19900419020199IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Minneapolis, MNUnable to control cabin pressure. Deployed masks. Returned. Outflow valve blocked by insulation.Apr 19, 1990 Incident 19871206079869INormal Cruise · Memphis, TNEngine shut down due to loss of oil. Found number three bearing oil seal leaking.Dec 6, 1987 Incident 19810517031409ITakeoff Ground Roll · Chicago, ILLeft outboard tire recap separated on takeoff and landed on at destination. Replaced both left main gear tires.May 17, 1981