# Incident 19910905042749I: Boeing 757223, Des Moines, IA, September 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1991, 12:41 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N643AA-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905042749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DES MOINES WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT LAVATORIES HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED.

## Other reports on N643AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19930702049609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702049609I), Jul 2, 1993: Boeing 757223 (N643AA), Washington, DC. Stick shaker actuated on localizer. Aircraft pitched up. Made go around. Unsafe gear indication. Landed safely.

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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