# Incident 19981022041389I: Boeing 727228, Austin, TX, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 23:05 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724DH-2013-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-228 (registry code 1384083, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727228
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022041389I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AT APPROX 11:00 PM LCL ON TAXIWAY "ECHO" THE AIRCRAFT'S RT MLG WENT INTO THE DIRT DURING RT TURN TO RUNWAY 31L FOR T.O. RT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND.  MX REPLACED RT SLAT & SLAT ACTUATOR.  MLG WAS INSPECTED IN A/W MX MANUAL CHAPTER 5-51-61.  INSPECTION SHOWED NO DAMAGE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE 10/24/98.  INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N724DH (2)

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

- [Incident 19990102004499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990102004499I), Jan 2, 1999: Boeing 727228 (N724DH), Kansas City, MO. On 1-2-99, a B-727 aircraft N724DH departed cvg on dhl flight 407. The flight crew reported severe compressor stalls on #3 engine after takeoff and that the…
- [Incident 19930811044099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930811044099I), Aug 11, 1993: Boeing 727228 (N724DH), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. APU fire warning on after turning a/c pack on. APU on fire. CFR responded. Watered down APU.

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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