# Incident 19980908028119I: Boeing 727223, Kansas City, MO, September 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1998, 04:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N887AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N887AA-2006-04-13) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908028119I

## Narrative

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

AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND FUSELAGE AND FAIRING AT STA. 700. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEE TOWING AN AIR CONDITIONING CART THAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE TUG AFTER TURNING CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (TWA) WAS CALLED AND INSTRUCTED TO DO AN AIRWORTHY REPAIR TO READY THE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT PER AMERICAN AIRLINES FAX# P005610MCIAA. THIS AUTHORIZES REPAIR AND ONE TIME FLIGHT FROM MCI TO DFW FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND REPAIR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE EMPLOYEE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES WAS SENT FOR DRUG SCREEN TESTING PER AMERICAN AIRLINES POLICY. WITH THIS REPORT INCIDENT # CE981AC019 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N887AA (4)

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

- [Incident 20000315016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000315016899I), Mar 15, 2000: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On 3-15-2000, at approximately 8:15; Kansas City tower advised American airlines fligth #1870, to take taxiway "b" to runway 19R. The aa B-727 taxied…
- [Incident 19881221068429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221068429I), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 727 (N887AA), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft during a power back from gate. Minor damage to both aircraft.
- [Incident 19870331029749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331029749I), Mar 31, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), Tampa, FL. The engine oil indications went to zero during climbout. Maintenance failed to properly report malfunction.
- [Incident 19860602052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602052379I), Jun 2, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), South Bend, IN. Flight diverted due to strap with buckle hanging out of galley door.

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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