42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1981 · 20:30 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N718A
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made unscheduled landing because left galley door was closed with end of barrier strap outside hitting skin.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING BECAUSE LEFT GALLEY DOOR WAS CLOSED WITH END OF BARRIER STRAP OUTSIDE HITTING SKIN.