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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727200 · Memphis, TN · October 25, 1983

Date
October 25, 1983 · 15:40 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N5853U
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
107
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.

Heard a vibration and noise during flight. Diverted to Memphis. Found communication service door open.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD A VIBRATION AND NOISE DURING FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO MEMPHIS. FOUND COMMUNICATION SERVICE DOOR OPEN.