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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727225 · Gulfport, MS · April 9, 1998

Date: April 9, 1998 · 18:11 local
Place: Gulfport, MS
Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RIVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8866E
Reported as: Boeing 727225
People aboard: 111
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total3,500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: upon landing at Gulfport the crew noticed the upper rudder servo tab missing. Captain advised he had a slight vibration on climb out from sfb but attributed the vibration to spoiler flow vibration, lasted only a few seconds. Investigation indicated the upper servo had failed and departed the aircraft. No other damage. Coordination with company NTSB and roc atlanta completed. No other action. FAA id:JAN98011.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING AT GULFPORT THE CREW NOTICED THE UPPER RUDDER SERVO TAB MISSING. CAPTAIN ADVISED HE HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION ON CLIMB OUT FROM SFB BUT ATTRIBUTED THE VIBRATION TO SPOILER FLOW VIBRATION, LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE UPPER SERVO HAD FAILED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE. COORDINATION WITH COMPANY NTSB AND ROC ATLANTA COMPLETED. NO OTHER ACTION. FAA ID:JAN98011.