# Incident 20001210038149I: Boeing 727232, Newark, NJ, December 10, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2000, 07:50 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515DA-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001210038149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EWR AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ALL #3 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ROLLED BACK TO ZERO. THE #3 ENGINEWAS SHUT DOWN THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO EWR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE AFT SECTION BUT AN EXACT REASON FOR THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE #3 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LOGPAGE C741567 S/N OF ENGINE 687375 ENGINE LAST OVERHAUL WAS 1997.

## Other reports on N515DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19920308008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308008419I), Mar 8, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Columbus, OH. NR1 engine fire warning. Diverted for landing. Fire warning loops were oil soaked and 2 connectors broken.
- [Incident 19880320006949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320006949I), Mar 20, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Unable to extend the left main gear. Landed on remaining gear. Gear door actuating rod end failed due to fatigue.
- [Incident 19811223087869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223087869I), Dec 23, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N515DA), Portland, ME. Turning off runway end, aircraft skidded on ice, hit several threshold lights. Deplaned passengers, backed up okay.

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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