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FAA incident report · Boeing 727200 · Phoenix, AZ · January 5, 1999

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Date
January 5, 1999 · 09:51 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MYWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N804MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99IA072
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
178
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total4,500 in this make and model
N804MARegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2003 · Boeing 727-225S/N 22435 · Built 1980Airframe modelBoeing 727-225Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-5)Miami air international, inc. Phoenix baggage door incident. On 1/5/99, mywa flight GL665, departed phx with passengers enroute to memphis, TN. (Bna). During take-off roll, a passenger notified the rear flight attendant that the rear baggage door was open. Flight attendant notified the cockpit crew. Cockpit crew stated that there was no light indication of an open baggage door in the cockpit, but heard banging sounds. They elected to return for landing. They declared an emergency, dumped fuel and made an uneventful overweight landing. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the baggage door and surrounding area. Statements received from crewmembers state that all procedures were normal and that the engineer made the required inspection to insure that the door was properly closed before take-off. After landing, a baggage count was made to determine if any bags had fallen out of the aircraft. A recount of the bags showed six more bags than was initially indicated on the weight and balance form. A recheck of the baggage door and warning light system after landing was normal. This incident is under investigation by the NTSB and Boeing. Further action pending findings from those agencies.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL, INC. PHOENIX BAGGAGE DOOR INCIDENT. ON 1/5/99, MYWA FLIGHT GL665, DEPARTED PHX WITH PASSENGERS ENROUTE TO MEMPHIS, TN. (BNA). DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, A PASSENGER NOTIFIED THE REAR FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THE REAR BAGGAGE DOOR WAS OPEN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT CREW. COCKPIT CREW STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATION OF AN OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR IN THE COCKPIT, BUT HEARD BANGING SOUNDS. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DUMPED FUEL AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BAGGAGE DOOR AND SURROUNDING AREA. STATEMENTS RECEIVED FROM CREWMEMBERS STATE THAT ALL PROCEDURES WERE NORMAL AND THAT THE ENGINEER MADE THE REQUIRED INSPECTION TO INSURE THAT THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED BEFORE TAKE-OFF. AFTER LANDING, A BAGGAGE COUNT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE IF ANY BAGS HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A RECOUNT OF THE BAGS SHOWED SIX MORE BAGS THAN WAS INITIALLY INDICATED ON THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE FORM. A RECHECK OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR AND WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM AFTER LANDING WAS NORMAL. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND BOEING. FURTHER ACTION PENDING FINDINGS FROM THOSE AGENCIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99IA072Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe failure of the ground handling personnel to properly secure the aft cargo door following the loading of the late arriving baggage. A factor in the incident was an intermittent cargo door warning light circuit due to contamination in the proximity switch…Jan 5, 1999 · Minor damage

Other reports on N804MA · 3

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

Incident 19960514014299INormal Cruise · Norfolk, VANarrative: on 05-14-96, Boeing 727-225, N804MA, departed jfk en-route to sdq. Aircraft was at FL 31, approximately 100 miles east of Norfolk. The flight engineer stated the cabin pressurization was 6.0 and a cabin rate of climb of 1500 feet was indicated. No…May 14, 1996Incident 19921217053099IDescent · Miami, FLLost pressure on descent. Emergency descent. Landed safely. Passenger window blew out. Second occurance in a week.Dec 17, 1992 · Minor damageIncident 19921212050779IForced/Precautionary Landing · Miami, FLExplosion at level off. Lost pressurization. Emergency descent. Landed safely. Passenger window blew out.Dec 12, 1992 · Minor damage