# Incident 19891022063939I: Boeing 727232, Sarasota - Brad, FL, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 21:20 local time
- Place: Sarasota - Brad, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022063939I

## Narrative

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

HIT TAIL LIGHT OF PARKED TWA AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING. TWA WAS PARKED OUTSIDE NORMAL AREA DUE TO AIRPORT RENOVATION.

## Other reports on N478DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19950612022999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612022999I), Jun 12, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N478DA), Atlanta, GA. NR2 engine oil bypass light came on. Returned. Engine oil had high carbon content. Source as yet unknown.
- [Incident 19810630044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630044569I), Jun 30, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N478DA), Chicago, IL. Za during climb no 2 engine oil filter bypass light illuminated. Flight returned. Deactived bad bypass switch.
- [Incident 19780820049419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820049419I), Aug 20, 1978: Boeing 727 (N478DA), Rome, GA. Probable bird injestion caused fumes in cockpit. Odor smelled like plastic or engine oil. No defects found

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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