# Incident 19850423019949I: Boeing 727223, Little Rock, AR, April 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1985, 15:35 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 34.7502° N, 92.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7502&lon=-92.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856AA-2017-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850423019949I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE STOWING GALLEY CART WHEN TURBULENCE THREW THEM TO CEILING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA174), Apr 23, 1985: Boeing 727-223 (N856AA), Little Rock, AR, no damage

## Other reports on N856AA (3)

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

- [Incident 20040203002719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040203002719I), Feb 3, 2004: Boeing 727223 (N856AA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was inbound to msp, upon landing gear extension the left outboard main wheel assembly fell off the aircraft. Aircraft landed without further…
- [Incident 20001122037779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001122037779I), Nov 22, 2000: Boeing 727223 (N856AA), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Wednesday, November 22, 2000, kitty hawk flight 706 landed on runway 22 at Rochester international airport (roc) and blew numbers 1, 2 and 3 main gear…
- [Incident 20000918018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000918018589I), Sep 18, 2000: Boeing 727223 (N856AA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Strong wind gust moved a/c and turned over portable airstair causing minor damage to a/c radome. Maint. R/r radome iaw m/m 53-15-00. Ok for service. Pmi…

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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