# Incident 19970225007099I: Boeing 727227, Syracuse, NY, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 22:48 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489FE-2013-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225007099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 25, 1997 AT 22:48 EST, A BOEING 727-227, OPERATED BY FEDERAL EXPRESS, EXPERIENCED AN APPARENT COMPRESSOR STALL WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1000 FEET AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 28 AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED ALL THREE ENGINES AND NO DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED. THE THREE ENGINES WERE GROUND RUN AT TAKE-OFF POWER SETTINGS AND PERFORMED WITHIN LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 2/26/97 ON LOG PAGE 635331. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N489FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20040317006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040317006939I), Mar 17, 2004: Boeing 727227 (N489FE), Peoria, IL. (-23) On a revenue flight from msn to pia the flight crew experienced a loss of oil quantity and pressure on number 1 engine about 20 minutes after departure,…

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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