# Incident 19911228061019I: Boeing 727251, Memphis, TN, December 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N264US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N264US-2008-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228061019I

## Narrative

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

AFT GALLEY OVEN FIRE. USED HALON BOTTLE. EMERGENCY LANDING. OVEN TEMPERATURE SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N264US (3)

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

- [Incident 20000216022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216022419I), Feb 16, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Wichita, KS. (-23)Fligth engineer failed to shut down APU prior to takeoff. Ator near top-of-climb APU fire warning went off. Crew shut down APU, lowered landing gear, but…
- [Incident 19871023071429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023071429I), Oct 23, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Memphis, TN. Engine shutdown after fire warning light came on. Returned. Fire detection loop replaced.
- [Incident 19841204067069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841204067069I), Dec 4, 1984: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Atlanta, GA. Smoke from oven in galley. Circuit breaker tripped, power to galley turned off. Off schedule landing.

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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