# Incident 19840808058419I: Boeing 727, Meridian, MS, August 8, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1984, 15:53 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716AA-2002-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- 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/19840808058419I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED BRIEF LARGE HAIL IN CLOUDS AF FL330. CRACKED WINDSHIELD. MADE DESCENT TO VFR AT FL270. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N716AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19841115066359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841115066359I), Nov 15, 1984: Boeing 727 (N716AA), Chicago, IL. Flight attendant discovered small fire in aft lavatory. Extuinguished.
- [Incident 19840317012709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317012709I), Mar 17, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N716AA), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted due to erratic reading on NR2 engine instruments. Found fan blade missing. Metal fatigue.

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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