# Incident 19880210013519I: Boeing 7272M7, Detroit, MI, February 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1988, 08:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721RW-2007-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (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 7272M7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210013519I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PUSH BACK FROM GATE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TAXI AND STRUCK A TUG. CAPTAIN WAS RELEASED FROM FLYING STATUS BY NWA

## Other reports on N721RW (3)

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

- [Incident 19850123004439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123004439I), Jan 23, 1985: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), Detroit, MI. Airstair unsafe light came on. Dumped fuel and landed. Aft entry door switch plunger was faulty.
- [Incident 19850102002229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850102002229I), Jan 2, 1985: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), Boston, MA. Pilot reported hydraulic problems, landed without incident. Hydraulic low pressure switch had blown apart.
- [Incident 19790411010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010889I), Apr 11, 1979: Boeing 7272M7 (N721RW), San Jose, CA. Trim malfunctoned because stabilizer manual trim cable improperly installed at the factory.

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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