40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 18, 1992 · 13:56 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N710AA
Reported as
Boeing 727223
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
142
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,852 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loud bang and NR2 engine reverser plus engine failure light on. Aborted and returned to gate.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD BANG AND NR2 ENGINE REVERSER PLUS ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT ON. ABORTED AND RETURNED TO GATE.