# Incident 20000213043989I: Boeing 727222, Des Moines, IA, February 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2000, 18:14 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7452U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000213043989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNITED FLIGHT 1190 WAS ENROUTE TO DES MOINES, IA FROM DENVER, CO. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE AILERONS BEING EXTREMELY STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING RIGHT TURNS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT DES MOINES. UNITED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ADJUSTED THE LOST MOTION DEVICE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS WAS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH TWO PREVIOUS WRITEUPS IN THE MAINTENANCE LOG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N7452U (3)

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

- [Incident 19901209062099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209062099I), Dec 9, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N7452U), Wichita, KS. Made a precautionary landing at Wichita due to a passenger needing medical assistance.
- [Incident 19881026062629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026062629I), Oct 26, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N7452U), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Started APU while taxiing. Flame from exhaust. Passengers panicked and started to egress. Stopped. Deployed slides.
- [Incident 19800325040139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325040139I), Mar 25, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7452U), Chicago, IL. Gradual loss of hydraulic fluid during descent. Made normal landing. Leading edge flap actuator was leaking.

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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