# Incident 19960728028999I: Boeing 7272M7, Fargo, ND, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727RW-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272M7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728028999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON A FLIGHT FROM FARGO, ND TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN THE PILOT REPORTED A VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AT 30,000', 300 KTS. FIRST OFFICER OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD FLAP WAS VIBRATING. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FARGO, ND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N727RW (3)

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

- [Incident 19990730034779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730034779I), Jul 30, 1999: Boeing 7272M7 (N727RW), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) On landing at msp, aircraft hydroplaned and went approx. 100 feet off end of runway onto paved overrun. The aircraft anti-skid system was mel'ed…
- [Incident 19921206056469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206056469I), Dec 6, 1992: Boeing 7272M7 (N727RW), Agana, Guam, Minor damage. NR2 engine was shutdown due to an uncontained engine failure. Returned to guam. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19860223018649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223018649I), Feb 23, 1986: Boeing 727295 (N727RW), Memphis, TN. Leading edge flaps did not appear to lock in up position. Returned. Changed actuator and switch.

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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