# Incident 19840705068729I: Boeing 727224, Romulus, MI, July 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1984, 22:53 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88708-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 64
- 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/19840705068729I

## Narrative

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

TURNED TOO SHARP OFF TAXIWAY AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO MUD.

## Other reports on N88708 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850218010639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218010639I), Feb 18, 1985: Boeing 727224 (N88708), Chicago, IL. Nose gear light remained on after retraction. Returned. Wiring conduit lodged so nose gear doors would not close.
- [Incident 19810629054929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629054929I), Jun 29, 1981: Boeing 727224 (N88708), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Used excessive braking with anti-skid placarded as inoperative. Blew out 3 main tires.

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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