# Incident 19871027077349I: Boeing 72731, Pittsburgh, PA, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 20:58 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857TW-2004-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,474 total, 8,667 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027077349I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DEER ON DEPARTURE. CONTINUED TO STL. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FLYING DOOR ASSEMBLY TORN FROM ITS MOUNTING.

## Other reports on N857TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19891204062459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204062459I), Dec 4, 1989: Boeing 72731 (N857TW), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Upper cowl on NR3 engine departed on approach. Found outboard horizontal latch pin and receiver bracket broken.
- [Incident 19880517022639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517022639I), May 17, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N857TW), St Louis, MO. Throttle stuck on climb out. Returned. Operated normal after returning to gate. Cleaned and lubed for safety check.

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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