# Incident 19970315007199I: Boeing 727223, Kansas City, MO, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 07:35 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6818-1999-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315007199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE CAPTAIN NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #AAL1015, N6818. THE TAKEOFF WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (TWA) WAS DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND DISCOVERED BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES WORN. AFTER REPLACING THESE TIRES ALONG WITH THE LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY BOX THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0048) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

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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