# Incident 19900518032509I: Boeing 727277, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 22:38 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Aircraft: N246FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246FE-2009-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-277 (registry code 138408S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727277
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518032509I

## Narrative

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

TWO BULLET HOLES FOUND IN CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FUSELAGE DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N246FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19980331009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331009899I), Mar 31, 1998: Boeing 727277 (N246FE), Des Moines, IA. Narrative: aircraft landed on runway 31R & subsequently slid off departure end and taxiway D6. Dsm ATC stated observed FL 1500 making approach, landing, and…

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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