# Incident 19900517024229I: Boeing 727232, Covington - Cin, OH, May 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1990, 13:35 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.1170° N, 84.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1170&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513DA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- People aboard: 119
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517024229I

## Narrative

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

FLAP CONTROL PROBLEM AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. FLAPS WOULD NOT TRAVEL PAST TWO DEGREE POSITION.

## Other reports on N513DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19960316006489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960316006489I), Mar 16, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N513DA), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: delta flight 931 enroute from cvg to lax, experienced an engine roll back on k#2 engine, at flight level 310.. The crew dumped fuel and diverted to…
- [Incident 19901109055089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109055089I), Nov 9, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N513DA), Louisville, KY. NR2 engine oil filter by-pass light. Shut down engine and returned. Replaced by-pass light switch.
- [Incident 19800917068899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800917068899I), Sep 17, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N513DA), Columbia, SC. Hijackers with bottles of gasoline hijacked aircraft to cuba.
- [Incident 19781215025289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215025289I), Dec 15, 1978: Boeing 727232 (N513DA), New Orleans, LA. On final approach flight notified of bomb threat. Landed and deplaned passengers. No bomb 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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