# Incident 19781103023999I: Boeing 727223, Memphis, TN, November 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1978, 09:03 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869AA-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103023999I

## Narrative

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

TWO TIRES BLEW OUT DURING TAXI, MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N869AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19950316006239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316006239I), Mar 16, 1995: Boeing 727223 (N869AA), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Narrative: while parked at gate T-14A, B-727, N869 was struck and damaged by a cabin service truck. The truck was driven by Mr. Labron prescott, an employee…
- [Incident 19800802082149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802082149I), Aug 2, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N869AA), Los Angeles, CA. Pilot taxied onto takeoff runway without clearance. A landing aircraft had to go around.

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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