# Incident 20000328019659I: Boeing 727223, Kansas City, MO, March 28, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2000, 03:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- 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: N6834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6834-2004-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328019659I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 3-28-00, AT APPROX 2112, KITTY HAWK FLIGHT 713, N6834, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INBOUND TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL. THE PILOT REPORTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK THAT DURING DESCENT AND LEVEL OFF HE HAD A HARD TIME DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT.  AUTOPILOT WAS ERATIC IN ROLL.  HE PULLED THE AUTOPILOT CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND AIRCRAFT CONTROLL RETURNED TO NORMAL.  KITTY HAWK MECHANIC CHUCK GODSEY ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK THAT HE RAN THE "A" AND "B" SYSTEM HYROLICS.  RUN FLIGHT CONTORLLS, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.  RAN AUTOPILOT ON THE GROUND AND IT OPERATED GOOD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INCIDENT CE05IAC031 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6834 (4)

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

- [Accident 19900718032869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718032869A), Jul 18, 1990: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Fort Myers, FL. Entered severe unforecast turbulence on descent through clouds. Flight attendent and passenger injured.
- [Incident 19821006063319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006063319I), Oct 6, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot struck a fence while taxiing from gate. 50 feet of fence knocked down.
- [Incident 19820112003679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820112003679I), Jan 12, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Chicago, IL. Zp two right main tires blew out on landing. Tires and gravel deflector replaced.
- [Incident 19780503031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503031659I), May 3, 1978: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Boston, MA. Flight returned after shutdown of one engine due to vibration. Found internal damage to engine.

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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