32.8972° N, 97.0377° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1992 · 18:10 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N6820
Reported as
Boeing 727223
People aboard
101
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airstair warning light on departure. Returned. Airstair dropped due to cracked brace and actuator on rollout.
As the FAA filed it
AIRSTAIR WARNING LIGHT ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED. AIRSTAIR DROPPED DUE TO CRACKED BRACE AND ACTUATOR ON ROLLOUT.