# Incident 19920630026099I: Boeing 727232, New Orleans, LA, June 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1992, 08:13 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Moisant International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533DA-2005-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630026099I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BRIGHT LIGHT AND SMOKE IN CABIN. DIVERTED TO LAKE CHARLES. LIGHT BALLASTS WERE MELTED

## Other reports on N533DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19940310008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310008629I), Mar 10, 1994: Boeing 727277 (N533DA), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Left engine compressor stall on takeoff. Aborted.engine inlet bullet had detached. Disrupted airflow to engine.
- [Incident 19920108001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108001619I), Jan 8, 1992: Boeing 727277 (N533DA), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear door warning on takeoff. Returned and landed. Door missing. Hinge was broken.

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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