# Incident 19990105013499I: Boeing 727200, Phoenix, AZ, January 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1999, 09:51 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MYWA
- Location: 33.4303° N, 112.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4303&lon=-112.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804MA-2003-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 178
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99IA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105013499I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99IA072), Jan 5, 1999: Boeing 727-225A (N804MA), Phoenix, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N804MA (3)

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

- [Incident 19960514014299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514014299I), May 14, 1996: Boeing 727225 (N804MA), Norfolk, VA. Narrative: 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…
- [Incident 19921217053099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921217053099I), Dec 17, 1992: Boeing 727225 (N804MA), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Lost pressure on descent. Emergency descent. Landed safely. Passenger window blew out. Second occurance in a week.
- [Incident 19921212050779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921212050779I), Dec 12, 1992: Boeing 727225 (N804MA), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Explosion at level off. Lost pressurization. Emergency descent. Landed safely. Passenger window blew out.

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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