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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-223 · Kansas City, MO · March 15, 2000

Date
March 15, 2000 · 08:15 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N887AA
Reported as
Boeing 727223
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,942 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On 3-15-2000, at approximately 8:15; Kansas City tower advised American airlines fligth #1870, to take taxiway "b" to runway 19R. The aa B-727 taxied through barricades set to block the entrance of taxi-way "b" form taxi-way "g". The barricades had been moved form B4. City workers privacy data omitted witnesses the aircraft come through the barricades as it was approaching the area in which they were working. The aircraft stopped short of the steel plate that was located 20 feet south of A6 centerline on taxi-way "b". The crew contacted American airlines personnel and asked for a tug to assist them in repositioning the aircraft. American airlines amployees privacy data omitted repositioned the aircraft on the "A6" taxi-way. The aircraft was able to proceed on to taxi-way "a" under its own power. The aircraft proceeded to runway "19R" and departed Kansas City. The aircraft was never inspected in Kansas City prior to departure. Incident CE2000IAAC028 is considered closed with the filing of this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 3-15-2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15; KANSAS CITY TOWER ADVISED AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGTH #1870, TO TAKE TAXIWAY "B" TO RUNWAY 19R. THE AA B-727 TAXIED THROUGH BARRICADES SET TO BLOCK THE ENTRANCE OF TAXI-WAY "B" FORM TAXI-WAY "G". THE BARRICADES HAD BEEN MOVED FORM B4. CITY WORKERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT COME THROUGH THE BARRICADES AS IT WAS APPROACHING THE AREA IN WHICH THEY WERE WORKING. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED SHORT OF THE STEEL PLATE THAT WAS LOCATED 20 FEET SOUTH OF A6 CENTERLINE ON TAXI-WAY "B". THE CREW CONTACTED AMERICAN AIRLINES PERSONNEL AND ASKED FOR A TUG TO ASSIST THEM IN REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT. AMERICAN AIRLINES AMPLOYEES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPOSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE "A6" TAXI-WAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO PROCEED ON TO TAXI-WAY "A" UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY "19R" AND DEPARTED KANSAS CITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER INSPECTED IN KANSAS CITY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. INCIDENT CE2000IAAC028 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N887AA · 4

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