# Incident 19790815031519I: Boeing 727200, Minneapolis, MN, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 17:31 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253US-1994-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 123
- 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/19790815031519I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED FOR LANDING AFTER DUMPING FUEL DUE TO FAULTY GEAR INDICATION. REPLACED INDICATION ACCESSORY BOX.

## Other reports on N253US (1)

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

- [Incident 19860803042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803042689I), Aug 3, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N253US), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Thrust reversers tore loose. Several belts found in cowling.

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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