# Incident 19920109001229I: Boeing 727222, Memphis, TN, January 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1992, 20:47 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7457U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457U-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920109001229I

## Narrative

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

CREW STARTED APU UPON GATE ARRIVAL IT TORCHED. PASSENGER SCREAMED FIRE. PILOT ORDERED EVACUATION. NO SLIDES USED.

## Other reports on N7457U (1)

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

- [Incident 19900109003979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900109003979I), Jan 9, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7457U), Pittsburgh, PA. NR1 engine fire warning. Diverted for landing. Thirteenth stage bleed air fuel heater line was broken off.

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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