# Incident 19891223065199I: Boeing 727251, Bismarck, ND, December 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1989, 16:44 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278US-2011-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223065199I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED TAXIWAY WHILE TURNING. STEERING INEFFECTIVE DUE TO ICE ON TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N278US (7)

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

- [Incident 20010927038779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927038779I), Sep 27, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N278US), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23) Kha 1875, B-727, fwa to lax, at 11252 declared an emergency and returned due to an engine problem (#1 engine out). The a/c landed at fwa on rw 5 w/o…
- [Incident 20000921031609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921031609I), Sep 21, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N278US), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23)KHA1864 returned to fwa due to #1 engine shut down (loss of oil pressure). Aircraft landed without incident. See SDR #00-564 on file dfw FSDO.
- [Incident 19990304020989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990304020989I), Mar 4, 1999: Boeing 727251 (N278US), Toledo, OH. #1 Engine lost oil quanity, crew shut down engine, declared an emergency and landed Toledo without incident. Maintanance found a bad gearbox heli-coil. A new…
- [Accident 19901203052362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203052362A), Dec 3, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N278US), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll right wing collided with N3313L that was lost in fog and stopped on runway. Aborted takeoff.
- [Accident 19900928065649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900928065649A), Sep 28, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N278US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Fire in APU taxiing to gate. Had prior start problem and placarded. Mechanic failed to disable unit.
- [Incident 19891208062759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208062759I), Dec 8, 1989: Boeing 72751 (N278US), Omaha, NE. Electrical smell in mid cabin. Water compressor or circuit breaker popped when it malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19811120083959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120083959I), Nov 20, 1981: Boeing 727 (N278US), Chicago, IL. Pilot experienced a compressor stall on the nr 2 engine. Returned to o hare field. Found engine gear box failure.

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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