# Incident 19961024041959I: Boeing 727232, Salt Lake City, UT, October 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1996, 12:08 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N418DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418DA-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series (registry code 52060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024041959I

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR LIGHT PUT ON MEL. RETURNED DUE ENGINE OUT. BAGGAGE FELL OUT LANDING. CREW FAILED TO VISUAL CHECK DOOR.

## Other reports on N418DA (6)

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

- [Incident 19900611030639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611030639I), Jun 11, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N418DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke from wheelwell on rollout. Cleared runway and evacuated. First flight after new brakes were installed.
- [Incident 19880427021699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427021699I), Apr 27, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N418DA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Bump sound on right side. Diverted and landed. Ice from missing lavatory dump chute struck engine and landing light
- [Incident 19870826068349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826068349I), Aug 26, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N418DA), West Palm Beach, FL. Hydraulic system a lost pressure and quantity prior to landing. Nose gear down lock actuator attachment failed.
- [Incident 19870608036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608036239I), Jun 8, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N418DA), Memphis, TN. The engine began compressor stalling in cruise. Pilot safely diverted to land. No malfunctions found on ground run
- [Incident 19800720061839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061839I), Jul 20, 1980: Boeing 727 (N418DA), Windsor Locks, CT. Wing flaps stuck at one degree. Flight landed without further incident.
- [Incident 19800320034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320034039I), Mar 20, 1980: Boeing 727 (N418DA), New Orleans, LA. Inboard flaps could not be extended for landing.

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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