# Incident 19910705040979I: Boeing 727251, Martinsburg, WV, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 22:05 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295US-2004-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,179 total, 5,660 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705040979I

## Narrative

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

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 19920229008199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229008199I), Feb 29, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N295US), Kansas City, MO. Lost hydraulic pressure on a system on climb. Returned. Flow regulator and filters were replaced.
- [Incident 19900419020199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419020199I), Apr 19, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N295US), Minneapolis, MN. Unable to control cabin pressure. Deployed masks. Returned. Outflow valve blocked by insulation.
- [Incident 19871206079869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206079869I), Dec 6, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N295US), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down due to loss of oil. Found number three bearing oil seal leaking.
- [Incident 19810517031409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517031409I), May 17, 1981: Boeing 727 (N295US), Chicago, IL. Left outboard tire recap separated on takeoff and landed on at destination. Replaced both left main gear tires.

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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