# Incident 19961205044539I: Boeing 727232, Salt Lake City, UT, December 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N407DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407DA-2001-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205044539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER DL 2110, A 727-200, WAS TOWED TO POSITION FOR ENGINE START, WHILE STILL CONNECTED TO THE TOWBAR, A BAGGAGE CART STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AT THE C-2 CARGO DOOR. THE BAGGAGE CART WAS BLOWN BY GUSTING WINDS AND MICRO BURSTS FROM A CART STORAGE AREA. DAMAGE TO THE CARGO BIN DOOR WAS TO THE FIBERGLASS FAIRING ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLE AND FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF THE C-2 DOOR.

## Other reports on N407DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19990401020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401020229I), Apr 1, 1999: Boeing 727232 (N407DA), Salt Lake City, UT. On April 1, 1999 delta airlines flight 1137 enroute from new orleans to Salt Lake City was issued ILS rwy 16L approach instructions. Delta flight 1137 was at…
- [Incident 19900507024599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507024599I), May 7, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N407DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Takeoff warning system failed taxiing for takeoff. Replaced up limit switch for horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19780113002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002809I), Jan 13, 1978: Boeing 727232 (N407DA), Boston, MA. Flight returned after oil pressure light came on. Replaced sensor and fuel heat valve.

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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