# Incident 19920421018669I: Boeing 727224, Newark, NJ, April 21, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1992, 18:49 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66734-2008-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,100 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421018669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED PASSENGER HAD OBSERVED PORTION OF RIGHT WING BREAK OFF. RETURNED. INBOARD FLAP HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N66734 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981007035229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007035229A), Oct 7, 1998: Boeing 727224 (N66734), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. On October 7, 1998, about 0710 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 727-224, N66734, operated by Continental airlines, inc. as flight 1521, title 14 CFR part 121…
- [Incident 19830927066709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927066709I), Sep 27, 1983: Boeing 727224 (N66734), Houston, TX. During climb no 1 and no 3 engine began to overheat. Found no 1 and 3 cds's overserviced.

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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