# Incident 19940116003409I: Boeing 727223, Raleigh-Durham, NC, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N890AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 143
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116003409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 ON 1/17/94, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RDU ENROUTE TO GCM. DURING CLIMB CREW OBSERVED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ALONG WITH A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE #3 ENGINE. CREW SHUT DOWN #3 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO RDU. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE, A REPLACEMENT OF #3 ENGINE WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT AWAITING PARTS FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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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