# Incident 19960713027939I: Boeing 727232, Fort Myers, FL, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 20:22 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542DA-2006-11-08) (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: 154
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,513 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/19960713027939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BIRD STRIKE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW). DIVERTED TO TAMPA WITH MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. ON APPROACH TO TAMPA, CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR SHOWED 10-15 KNOTS SLOWER THAN FIRST OFFICERS TAMPA MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE RADOME AND CAPTAINS PITOT TUBE.

## Other reports on N542DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910305009939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305009939I), Mar 5, 1991: Boeing 727232 (N542DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Pilot aborted takeoff due to 3 generator warnings. Replaced NR3 generator control panel and voltage regulator
- [Incident 19901230063279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901230063279I), Dec 30, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N542DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Cargo door warning light after takeoff. Returned. Placarded door warning light.

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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