# Incident 19870808049309I: Boeing 727232, Bangor, ME, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 19:06 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514DA-2015-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808049309I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FLAP PROBLEMS AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. MECHANICS DIAGNOSED A FLAP ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION

## Other reports on N514DA (5)

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

- [Incident 19971001031879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001031879I), Oct 1, 1997: Boeing 727 (N514DA), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on Wednesday, October 1, 1997, at approximately 1620 EST, a delta B-727, flight 1428, experienced a left main gear side bar failure during taxi…
- [Incident 19941128042519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941128042519I), Nov 28, 1994: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Syracuse, NY. NR1 engine failed on takeoff roll. Aborted. Taxied to gate. Fuel pump shaft had sheared.
- [Incident 19900724047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724047979I), Jul 24, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Shreveport, LA. Left main gear departed taxiway while taxiing to gate. Became stuck in mud. Passengers bussed to gate.
- [Incident 19810716056269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716056269I), Jul 16, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Chicago, IL. Aircraft returned to ord. Leading edge flap indicator inoperative bad switch.
- [Incident 19800220026769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220026769I), Feb 20, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Memphis, TN. On landing rollout, blew tire #4 main. Number 2 and number 3 tires had flat spots.

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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