# Incident 19870102013249I: Boeing 727222, Akron, OH, January 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1987, 22:40 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.9151° N, 81.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKRON-CANTON RGNL (CAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9151&lon=-81.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7640U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7640U-2007-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 97
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,204 total, 3,876 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102013249I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI THE LEFT MAIN DEPARTED PAVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD.

## Other reports on N7640U (2)

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

- [Incident 19920414018129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414018129I), Apr 14, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7640U), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft hit jetway on departure from gate. Marshaller and wing walker tried to signal pilot.
- [Incident 19790318008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318008769I), Mar 18, 1979: Boeing 727222 (N7640U), Seattle, WA. Pressurization surged in flight. Replaced emergency relief valves.

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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