# Incident 20000315016899I: Boeing 727223, Kansas City, MO, March 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2000, 08:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N887AA-2006-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,942 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000315016899I

## Narrative

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

(-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)

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

- [Incident 19980908028119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908028119I), Sep 8, 1998: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. American airlines aircraft substained damage to the left hand fuselage and fairing at sta. 700. The damage was caused by an American airlines employee towing…
- [Incident 19881221068429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221068429I), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 727 (N887AA), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft during a power back from gate. Minor damage to both aircraft.
- [Incident 19870331029749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331029749I), Mar 31, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), Tampa, FL. The engine oil indications went to zero during climbout. Maintenance failed to properly report malfunction.
- [Incident 19860602052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602052379I), Jun 2, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N887AA), South Bend, IN. Flight diverted due to strap with buckle hanging out of galley door.

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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