# Incident 19911120060909I: Boeing 727173C, Wichita, KS, November 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1991, 07:10 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938UP-2008-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-173C (registry code 1384059, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-173c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727173C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120060909I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DESCENT. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR ON NR1 ENGINE START VALVE.

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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