# Incident 20000303021189I: Boeing 757223, Santa Ana, CA, March 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2000, 20:40 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627AA-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- Pilot flight hours: 729 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000303021189I

## Narrative

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

(-5) WHILE ON APPROACH TO JOHN WAYNE /ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, IN STORMY WEATHER, THE CREW NOTICED A "TRAILING EDGE" LIGHT CAME ON AT FLAPS 5 DEGREES. DUE TO THE WEATHER AND WORKLOAD, THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AND HANDLE COMMUNICATIONS WHILE THE FIRST OFFICER DEALT WITH THE FLAP PROBLEM. THE F/O RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NORMAL FLAPS ON A WET RUNWAY. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT A MAIN GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.

## Other reports on N627AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000314021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314021179I), Mar 14, 2000: Boeing 757223 (N627AA), South Gate, CA, Minor damage. (-5) At approximately 1345 local, a right nose gear tire departed American airlines flight 2245 while over southgate, CA. The tire impacted the ground and came…

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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