# Incident 19920324011379I: Boeing 747212B, New York, NY, March 24, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1992, 22:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N639FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N639FE-2002-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-2R7F (registry code 1384870, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2r7f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747212B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920324011379I

## Narrative

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

RUDDER CONTROL PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF. NORMAL LANDING AT DESTINATION. REPLACED. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PARTS OF RUDDER.

## Other reports on N639FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19970419022279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419022279I), Apr 19, 1997: Boeing 7472R7F (N639FE), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Loud bangs and severe vibrations on climbout. Returned. Right wing trailing edge gone, due thrust reverse.

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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