# Incident 19860109009359I: Boeing 727232, Memphis, TN, January 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1986, 09:19 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.0297° N, 90.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0297&lon=-90.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403DA-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86IA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860109009359I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON RETURN TO AIRPORT. SHOCK STRUT OUTER CYLINDER FAILED. FORWARD SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE.

## 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 ATL86IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86IA054), Jan 9, 1986: Boeing 727-232 (N403DA), Memphis, TN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N403DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19960504013609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504013609I), May 4, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N403DA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: on takeoff the tread from number two main tire came off and was ingested into number one engine. Aircraft was below V1 so the takeoff was aborted.…
- [Incident 19780314015939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314015939I), Mar 14, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N403DA), Miami, FL. Crew felt vibration after takeoff, returned. Ground power access door was missing.

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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