# Incident 19890322016579I: Boeing 727200, Detroit, MI, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 16:38 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N201US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201US-2004-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322016579I

## Narrative

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

CREAKING SOUND AND MOVEMENT OF SECOND OBSERVERS DESK ON CLIMB. STRUCTURAL PROBLEM CONSIDERED BUT NONE FOUND.

## Other reports on N201US (2)

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

- [Incident 20001222029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222029259I), Dec 22, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Detroit, MI. (-23) This aircraft was at the gate with the APU running with both packs on, having a hydraulic leak at the parking brake shut off valve repaired, in the left…
- [Incident 19870917061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917061939I), Sep 17, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Minneapolis, MN. During climbout the cockpit had smoke. Radar circuit breakr popped. Aircraft returned to airport. Rt caused smoke.

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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