# Incident 19970201002639I: Boeing 727232, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406DA-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201002639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON CLIMB, AT 1000', #1 ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL OCCURRED ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND APPROX EQUAL. ON RETURN TO DFW #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 13. A/C TAXIED TO GATE AND PAX WERE DEPLANED. EXAMNATION OF ENG REVEALED THAT THE OUTER CASE HAD FAILED IN THE AREA OF THE GENERATOR COOLING AIR DUCT, AN APPROX 6" DIA SECTION OF OUTER CASE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE INNER CASE OR SIGNS OF TURBINE FAILURE. THE ENG HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO ATLANTA FOR TEARDOWN AND REPAIR BY DELTA AIRLINES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N406DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19950509012569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509012569I), May 9, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N406DA), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Vibration and shudder on climbout. Returned. On landing N2 main tire recap parted. Tore hole in wing flap.
- [Incident 19900722039209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722039209I), Jul 22, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N406DA), Louisville, KY. Fuel flow dropped on NR2 engine on climbout. Returned. Replaced pressure ratio control valve.
- [Incident 19860213014889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860213014889I), Feb 13, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N406DA), Baltimore, MD. Mercy landing made after flight attendant suffered a seizure.
- [Incident 19830724040189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724040189I), Jul 24, 1983: Boeing 727 (N406DA), New Orleans, LA. Reservation received a call stating the aircraft will blow up. Towed to remote spot. Search negative.

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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