# Incident 19920308008419I: Boeing 727232, Columbus, OH, March 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515DA-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 6,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308008419I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. FIRE WARNING LOOPS WERE OIL SOAKED AND 2 CONNECTORS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N515DA (3)

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

- [Incident 20001210038149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001210038149I), Dec 10, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Newark, NJ. (-23) This aircraft departed ewr and shortly after takeoff the crew heard a loud bang and all #3 engine instruments rolled back to zero. The #3 enginewas shut…
- [Incident 19880320006949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320006949I), Mar 20, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Unable to extend the left main gear. Landed on remaining gear. Gear door actuating rod end failed due to fatigue.
- [Incident 19811223087869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223087869I), Dec 23, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Portland, ME. Turning off runway end, aircraft skidded on ice, hit several threshold lights. Deplaned passengers, backed up okay.

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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