# Incident 19840412022339I: Boeing 727231, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1984, 11:35 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94314, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94314-1999-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 39
- 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/19840412022339I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB HAD TWO ABRUPT RUDDER DEFLECTIONS. TURNED LOWER YAW DAMPER OFF. LOWER YAW DAMPER COUPLER AT FAULT.

## Other reports on N94314 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781120026019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781120026019I), Nov 20, 1978: Boeing 727 (N94314), Detroit, MI. Crew heard explosion from engine after takeoff. Engine shutdown and returned. Engine changed.

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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