# Incident 19921117051369I: Boeing 727251, Portland, OR, November 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1992, 10:39 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266US-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117051369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AFTER NR1 ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED STARTER CONTROL VALVE.

## Other reports on N266US (3)

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

- [Incident 20010404009319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404009319I), Apr 4, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On April 4, 2001, falcon flight #010, departing from Miami International Airport, with a final destination of tallahassee, Florida experienced a tail…
- [Incident 19870612033519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612033519I), Jun 12, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N266US), Great Falls, MT. During descent the b system hydraulics failed. Safe landing. Replaced hydraulic pump.
- [Incident 19810117005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117005799I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 727 (N266US). Number 3 engine failed on approach. Changed oil screens and gas filter. No defects found.

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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