# Incident 20010713016559I: Boeing 72722, Memphis, TN, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 04:28 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.0356° N, 89.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0356&lon=-89.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N189FE-2007-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,468 total, 3,408 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01IA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713016559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW EXPERIENCE #3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100 FT. CREW INITIATED PROCEDURES AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED AND APPARENTLY LIMITED TO THE ACCESSORIES ONLY.  STARTER SUSPECTED AS FIRST FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01IA083), Jul 13, 2001: Boeing B-727-100 (N189FE), Memphis, TN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the #3 engine starter turbine.

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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