# Incident 19790102001129I: Boeing 727, Detroit, MI, January 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1979, 15:38 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N860AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N860AA-2002-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- 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/19790102001129I

## Narrative

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

TAIL SKID DAMAGED ON ROTATION. OVERROTATION DUE TO TRAILING EDGE FLAP MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N860AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19960723025289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723025289I), Jul 23, 1996: Boeing 727223 (N860AA), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: the American airlines flt 1714 reported fumes in the cockpit while passing 7500 following departure out of mci. The crew requested an immediate…
- [Incident 19941010043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941010043179I), Oct 10, 1994: Boeing 727223 (N860AA), Tooronto, CN, Minor damage. Starboard tires blew out on crosswind landing. Port tires blew due heavy braking. Slid sideways. Fire in main gear.
- [Incident 19810405033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405033349I), Apr 5, 1981: Boeing 727 (N860AA), Paris, TX. Required priority ATC handling due to minimum fuel state.

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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