# Incident 19890731046809I: Boeing 72731, St Louis, MO, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 12:35 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854TW-1998-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731046809I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK PARKED TRUCK WITH LEFT WINGTIP WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY. DAMAGED WINGTIP AND TRUCK SIDE.

## Other reports on N854TW (7)

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

- [Incident 19910528023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528023729I), May 28, 1991: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), Baltimore, MD. NR1 engine fire warning on climb. Returned. Fire loop sys tem shorted by broken clamp.
- [Incident 19900329012549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900329012549I), Mar 29, 1990: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. Hydraulic a system went to zero. NR1 engine firewall coupling cracked and loose. Pump inlet line cracked.
- [Incident 19880626034429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626034429I), Jun 26, 1988: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. During climbout hydraulic pump light came on and pressure dropped to zero. Returned. Outboard flap valve had failed
- [Incident 19880505020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505020579I), May 5, 1988: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. Gear doors failed to close on gear retraction. Returned. Landing gear accessory control box defective.
- [Incident 19870903066319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903066319I), Sep 3, 1987: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. Inboard flaps stuck at 2 degrees on climbout. Returned and replaced faulty position indicator.
- [Incident 19860613031719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860613031719I), Jun 13, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. Aft cargo door warning light came on. Manually controlled pressurization. Aft edge of rear cargo door not latched.
- [Incident 19860201003519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201003519I), Feb 1, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N854TW), St Louis, MO. Engine shutdown after low oil pressure filter bypass light came on. Replaced switches, connectors and oil screen.

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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