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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2B7 · Kansas City, MO · April 18, 1991

Date: April 18, 1991 · 08:00 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N285AU
Reported as: Boeing 7372B7
People aboard: 36
Fatal injuries: 0

N285AURegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2002 · Boeing 737-2B7S/N 23132 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBoeing 737-2B7 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vibration on descent. Stowed speed brakes and aircraft pitched down. Part of an elevator tab had broken at hinge.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION ON DESCENT. STOWED SPEED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN. PART OF AN ELEVATOR TAB HAD BROKEN AT HINGE.

Other reports on N285AU · 3

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

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