# Incident 19960123003119I: Boeing 727232, Nashville, TN, January 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1996, 16:12 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499DA-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123003119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 23, 1996, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. DLA399 IN ROUTE FROM CINCINNATI, TO NEW ORLEANS, DIVERTED TO NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO A BOMB THREAT RECEIVED IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED 73 PERSONS ON BOARD WITH 75,000 LBS. OF FUEL AND REQUESTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. HE ALSO ADVISED NASHVILLE APPROACH THE PASSENGERS WOULD BE EVACUATED ASAP, AT 2226Z DLA 399 LANDED ON RUNWAY 20L, AND PROMPTLY EVACUATED USING EXITS L1, L2, R1, R2. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## Other reports on N499DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19921017047779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017047779I), Oct 17, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N499DA), Kansas City, MO. Unable to lower gear down handle. Used manual procedures. Landed safely. Found screwdriver in handle mechanism.

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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