# Incident 19960601021629I: Boeing 727232, Salt Lake City, UT, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 12:55 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543DA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,400 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601021629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 160, A B-727-200, N543DA, PILOTED BY FIRST OFFICER, DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1996, AND HAD A TAIL SKID STRIKE. SOME DEBRIS WAS LEFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UT WITHOUT INCIDENT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1346 MDT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N543DA (5)

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

- [Incident 19990720022599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720022599I), Jul 20, 1999: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-5)As flaps were lowered during approach, right hand outboard trailing edge fore flap broke at left connect point and broke apart approximately two-thirds of…
- [Incident 19951207043829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951207043829I), Dec 7, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing at Boise, ID. Delta flight #2019, piloted by jere rivers scraped the left wing on the runway surface. The pilot report that at…
- [Incident 19910612054099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612054099I), Jun 12, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N543DA), Jackson, MS. Smoke in cockpit on approach. Declared emergency. Landed safely. No evidence of smoke found.
- [Incident 19890616037869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616037869I), Jun 16, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Bangor, ME. B hydraulic system failure on final. Landed safely. Found pin hole leak in hydraulic line.
- [Incident 19860417023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417023449I), Apr 17, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Tampa, FL. Erratic operation of rudder yaw damper during climb. Returned. Replaced control power pack,filters and case drains.

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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