# Incident 19851116065659I: Boeing 727251, Minneapolis, MN, November 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1985, 12:14 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289US-2004-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19851116065659I

## Narrative

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

AILERON CONTROLS STIFF AND EMERGENCY DECLARED. SAFE LANDING. RATIO SPRING CARTRIDGE, AILERON PULLEY WERE BINDING.

## Other reports on N289US (1)

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

- [Incident 19910417019949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417019949I), Apr 17, 1991: Boeing 727243 (N289US), Cleveland, OH. Low fuel. Diverted to Hopkins. Fuelers used inaccurate gauge. Crew did not notice fuel amount.

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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