# Incident 19980919032629I: Boeing 727233, Indianapolis, IN, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998, 03:57 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282FE-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-233 (registry code 138408A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727233
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919032629I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, NUMBER THREE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO CONTAINEDENGINE FAILURE. SMALL DENT ON LOWER R/H ELEVATOR, SMALL DENT R/H FUSELANGE FORWARD OF TAIL SECTION. EXHAUST SECTION OF NUMBER THREE ENGINE HAS TWO SMALL PUNCTURES, CAUSED BY SPITTING PARTS. A/C RETURNED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STNDING BY.

## Other reports on N282FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19961021038799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021038799I), Oct 21, 1996: Boeing 727233 (N282FE), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 21, 1996, at approximately 2030 MDT, federal express flight 1289, a Boeing 727, landed at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, TX.…

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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