# Incident 19920327008949I: Boeing 72725C, Memphis, TN, March 27, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1992, 01:10 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N124FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124FE-2004-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25C (registry code 138400H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327008949I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LANDED AT DESTINATION. FOUND AN EIGHT STAGE DUCT BLOWN. CAUSED WARNING.

## Other reports on N124FE (3)

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

- [Incident 19970326009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326009069I), Mar 26, 1997: Boeing 72725C (N124FE), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: the marshaller did not determine that a tug/trailer/container was parked inside the painted object free line. During a heavy rain during aircraft…
- [Incident 19900802040129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802040129I), Aug 2, 1990: Boeing 72725C (N124FE), Memphis, TN. APU on fire on pushback. Crew shut down APU and fired bottle. Deployed slide and evacuated.
- [Incident 19880719044319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719044319I), Jul 19, 1988: Boeing 72725C (N124FE), Memphis, TN. On takeoff,cockpit filled with burning oily odor. Returned. Maintenance replaced air conditioning sock.

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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