# Incident 19830808044079I: Boeing 7272M7, Minneapolis, MN, August 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Wold-Chamberlain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N728RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728RW-2003-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272M7
- People aboard: 80
- 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/19830808044079I

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING FOR WING WALKERS TO GUIDE HIM AROUND A CONSTRUCTION AREA A TRUCK HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N728RW (1)

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

- [Incident 19840215011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215011359I), Feb 15, 1984: Boeing 7272M7 (N728RW), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. APU field relay tripped. Lost all power. Park overheated. Filled cockpit and cabin with smoke. Aircraft evacuated.

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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