# Incident 19971115038809I: Boeing 727232, Kansas City, MO, November 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N535DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535DA-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971115038809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DELTA FLIGHT 2110 DEPARTED SLC NOVEMBER 17, 1997 APPROXIMATELY 12:00 MST EN-ROUTE TO MCI. DURING TAKE OFF THE CAPTAIN NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO MCI. UPON ARRIVAL INTO THE KANSAS CITY AREA THE CAPTAIN INFORMED ATC OF HIS CONDITION AND CFR WAS PUT ON STANDBY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS MET BY DALA LINE MAINTENANCE AT THE GATE AREA. THEY INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR AND DISCOVERED BOTH NOSE GEAR TIRES OUT OF ROUND. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT (CE98GO0014) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N535DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19950210010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210010559I), Feb 10, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N535DA), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: on February 10, 1995, at approximately 2207 CST, a Boeing 727 airplane registered to delta airlines inc., exited the concrete taxiway (at the…
- [Incident 19901010063269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010063269I), Oct 10, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N535DA), Orlando, FL. Lost a system hydraulics after takeoff. Diverted to Orlando. Landed safely. Right gear door cylinder casing split.
- [Incident 19810729053279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729053279I), Jul 29, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N535DA), Houston, TX. #3 Engine shut down due to oil leaking problems. Replaced oil screen and o ring.
- [Incident 19801222085229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222085229I), Dec 22, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N535DA), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Zg lost landing gear door in flight. Tire blew on 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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