# Incident 19980409011309I: Boeing 727225, Gulfport, MS, April 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1998, 18:11 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RIVA
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (GPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980409011309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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