FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Chicago, IL · September 12, 1979
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing to takeoff, #2 brake was binding. Two return springs were found broken. 727 caused ramp damage.
WHILE TAXIING TO TAKEOFF, #2 BRAKE WAS BINDING. TWO RETURN SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN. 727 CAUSED RAMP DAMAGE.