# Incident 19920516019699I: Boeing 72725C, Newark, NJ, May 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1992, 03:19 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N122FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122FE-1994-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25C (registry code 138400H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,881 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516019699I

## Narrative

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

TURBINE FAILURE ON NR1 ENGINE ON ROTATION. FIRE IN ENGINE. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. CFR FOAMED ENGINE.

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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