# Incident 19990506015529I: Boeing 727247, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, May 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1999, 16:27 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2819W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2819W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990506015529I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/6/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 1608C, DELTA 789 DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 BOUND FOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW OF DELTA 789 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW OF DELTA 789 THAT THEY MAY HAVE AN OPEN CARGO DOOR. PIC JAMES BURG ADVISED THAT THIS INITIAL NOTIFICATION CAME JUST AS THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS AT VR SPEED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FLIGHT ENGINEER OF DELTA 789 ADVISED THE REST OF THE CREW THAT A LIGHT WAS INDICATING AN OPEN AFT CARGO DOOR. PIC BURG ADVISED THAT THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALLS AND A LARGE FLUCTUATION IN ENGINE #3'S INSTRUMENTS. PIC BURG FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE SHUT DOWN ENGINE #3 AND STARTED DUMPING FUEL IN PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DELTA 789 LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT 1626C. INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY ON-GOING BY THE DFW FSDO. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED.

## Other reports on N2819W (3)

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

- [Incident 19901204057019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204057019I), Dec 4, 1990: Boeing 727247 (N2819W), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Smoke in the first class galley. Found coffee maker defective. Continued flight to Atlanta.
- [Incident 19900928060079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900928060079I), Sep 28, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N2819W), West Palm Beach, FL. A system hydraulic failure en route. Landed without incident. Pressure line cracked and fluid lost.
- [Incident 19870313028249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313028249I), Mar 13, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N2819W), Calgary, CN, Minor damage. Right wing struck the ground during a missed approach. When crew made visual contact aircraft was left of center.

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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