# Incident 19970213004729I: Boeing 727232, Atlanta, GA, February 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6380° N, 84.4105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6380&lon=-84.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416DA-2013-07-11) (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: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,750 total, 4,640 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97IA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970213004729I

## Narrative

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

AFT CARGO LIGHTO ON CLIMBOUT. LOST PRESSURIZATION. NR3 ENGINE FAILED. RETURNED. CARGO DOOR OPEN. DOOR HIT ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97IA042), Feb 13, 1997: Boeing 727-232 (N416DA), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of ground service personnel to properly close the aft cargo door before the airplane departed.

## Other reports on N416DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19920810042589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920810042589I), Aug 10, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N416DA), Charleston, SC. Toxic fumes in cabin. Diverted to Charleston. Fumes came from insecticide that passenger had stowed in compartment
- [Incident 19800103011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103011109I), Jan 3, 1980: Boeing 727 (N416DA), New Orleans, LA. #1 Engine epr in caution range when power reduced to climb on takeoff,New Orleans. Replaced broken tube line to epr
- [Incident 19791115055879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055879I), Nov 15, 1979: Boeing 727 (N416DA), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. While attempting turn for taxi back after landing, nose and right main went off pavement and bogged down

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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