# Incident 19990720022599I: Boeing 727232, Columbus, OH, July 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1999, 18:26 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543DA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720022599I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AS FLAPS WERE LOWERED DURING APPROACH, RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FORE FLAP BROKE AT LEFT CONNECT POINT AND BROKE APART APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY TO THE RIGHT CONNECT POINT. DALA MX. DISPATCHED FROM ATL AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT. WING AFT OUTBOARD FORE FLAP ASSEMBLY.  (#4 POSITION).

## Other reports on N543DA (5)

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

- [Incident 19960601021629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601021629I), Jun 1, 1996: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Salt Lake City, UT. Narrative: delta airlines flight 160, a B-727-200, N543DA, piloted by first officer, departed Salt Lake City International Airport, UT on Saturday, June 1,…
- [Incident 19951207043829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951207043829I), Dec 7, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing at Boise, ID. Delta flight #2019, piloted by jere rivers scraped the left wing on the runway surface. The pilot report that at…
- [Incident 19910612054099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612054099I), Jun 12, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N543DA), Jackson, MS. Smoke in cockpit on approach. Declared emergency. Landed safely. No evidence of smoke found.
- [Incident 19890616037869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616037869I), Jun 16, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Bangor, ME. B hydraulic system failure on final. Landed safely. Found pin hole leak in hydraulic line.
- [Incident 19860417023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417023449I), Apr 17, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N543DA), Tampa, FL. Erratic operation of rudder yaw damper during climb. Returned. Replaced control power pack,filters and case drains.

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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