# Incident 19961016037349I: Boeing 727251, Boston, MA, October 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1996, 20:29 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290US-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,738 total, 1,653 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016037349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NORTHWEST 390, B727, ON FINAL TO BOSTON, MA, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT TWO ENGINE GENERATORS WERE OUT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING THE THIRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 22L WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 2039EDT, 10/16/96. ALERT II RESPONDED TO THE EMERGENCY. PILOT REPORTED THAT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER ABNORMAL CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP. DURING CRUISE AT FL330, #3 GENERATOR WAS CARRYING THE WHOLE LOAD (APPROX 40KV); #1 #2 "O". NO WARNING LIGHTS ON S/O PANEL. ISOLATED #1 & #2 A/C BUSSES AND THEY HELD THEIR RESPECTIVE LOADS. WAS UNABLE TO GET FREQUENCY OR SYNCHRONIZATION LIGHTS TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MANUALLY PARALLEL. LEFT A/C BUSSES ISOLATED. AFTER LANDING AT THE GATE, PUT A/C LOAD ON SYNC BUSS-SAME PROBLEM-MX RR'D #3 CSD OVER-SERVICED. SERVICED (IT) TO PROPER LEVEL.

## Other reports on N290US (4)

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

- [Incident 19901220061969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220061969I), Dec 20, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Milwaukee, WI. Hydraulic system failed on climb. Returned. Found outboard flap control valve failed and fluid drained out.
- [Incident 19880823047389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047389I), Aug 23, 1988: Boeing 727 (N290US), Las Vegas, NV. Gear lights kept coming on during flight. Replaced landing gear accessory module.
- [Incident 19870607039059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607039059I), Jun 7, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N290US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Internal short in the lavatory pump caused smoke in cabin. Passengers returned to terminal.
- [Incident 19830907062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907062899I), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N290US), New York, NY. No's. 1 and 3 engine had a violent engine stall on liftoff. Flames observed coming from engines. Cause undetermined.

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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