# Incident 19941226047579I: Boeing 727251, Milwaukee, WI, December 26, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1994, 06:52 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,064 total, 3,733 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226047579I

## Narrative

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

FIRE LIGHT NR3 ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. LANDED MKE. 13TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT BLEW OUT A WELD.

## Other reports on N288US (4)

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

- [Incident 19870826077819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826077819I), Aug 26, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Tail skid contacted runway center line light at rotation breaking fixture loose from socket. Minor tailskid damage.
- [Incident 19860516022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516022699I), May 16, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Chicago, IL. Lost pressurization at cruise. Descended and diverted. Safe landing. Replaced outflow valves and manual controller.
- [Incident 19830712038919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712038919I), Jul 12, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N288US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. On pushback aircraft struck the tail of another aircraft.
- [Incident 19790429200679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429200679I), Apr 29, 1979: Boeing 727 (N288US), Detroit, MI. Fire warning lights on all engines after takeoff. Fire warning system power failure.

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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