- Date
- September 2, 1987, 12:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 36 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N844AABoeing 727-223
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870902077859A
- Case key
- 31802
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During descent the B727 crew noted the fire warning light illuminate on the #1 engine. They discharged 2 fire bottles into the engine but the warning light remained illuminated. They declared an emergency and landed at their destination. An emergency evacuation was conducted, and 4 passengers received minor injuries. Examination revealed that the 13th stage bleed air duct line to the fuel heater was leaking at the input side and was impinging on a fire detection loop about 2 inches from the leak.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N844AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-223
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20985
- Airframe hours
- 35,534
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9, 19,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 4, 1986 · 1,500 hours before
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TPA · Tampa, runway 18R, 10,998 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,760 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 16,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.