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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-225 · New York, NY · December 16, 1993

Date: December 16, 1993 · 19:50 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: La Guardia
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TAOA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N917TS
Reported as: Boeing 727225
People aboard: 119
Fatal injuries: 0

N917TSRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Boeing 727-225S/N 20149 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBoeing 727-225 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-5Turbo-jet

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.

Leading edge flaps malfunctioned on approach. Landed safely. Section of flap missing. Piece found in courtyard.

As the FAA filed it

LEADING EDGE FLAPS MALFUNCTIONED ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. SECTION OF FLAP MISSING. PIECE FOUND IN COURTYARD.

Other reports on N917TS · 2

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

Incident 19931010043539INormal Cruise · Washington, DCNR1 engine oil temperature rise. Engine shut down. Landed at destination. Fuel oil heater valve stuck open.Oct 10, 1993 Incident 19900518026849IFinal Approach-IFR · Baltimore, MDUnsafe right gear light. Visually down. Landed without incident. Broken wire near proximity switch.May 18, 1990