# Incident 19961229042639I: Boeing 727247, Kansas City, MO, December 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1996, 17:53 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290WA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961229042639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 12/29/96, DELTA FLIGHT 1545 DEPARTED MCI, ENROUTE TO ATL. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI DUE TO THE RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR NOT BEING SEALED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER FORWARD ROLLER HAD MISSED THE CAM WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. MAINTENANCE OPERATED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WARNING LIGHT, ALL ROLLER S, CAMS AND THE #3 ENGINE INLET. EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. CE97ICM0027.

## Other reports on N290WA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910207006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207006869I), Feb 7, 1991: Boeing 727247 (N290WA), Covington - Cin, OH. Blue aft stair light came on. Aborted. Returned to gate for maintenance.
- [Incident 19830130010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130010739I), Jan 30, 1983: Boeing 727 (N290WA), Phoenix, AZ. Mother and child caused a disturbance. Police notified to meet aircraft upon arrival.

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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