# Accident 20000816043069A: Boeing 727264, Chicago, IL, August 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2000, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 41.7808° N, 87.7710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7808&lon=-87.7710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N764AT-2010-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-264 (registry code 138408M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-264) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727264
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816043069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN TRANS AIR, INC. FLIGHT 253 WAS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW) TO THE DALLAS-FT. WORTH AIRPORT (DFW) ON AUGUST 16, 2000. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE. THE DRIVER OF THE PUSHBACK TRACTOR REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE TRACTOR, THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED IN HIS HANDS AND THE TRACTOR VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE TOW BAR SUBSEQUENTLY FRACTURED AT THE LOCATION OF A WELD AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TRACTOR'S MIRROR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A PUNCTURE ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. N764AT WAS INSPECTED FOR SEVERITY OF DAMAGE. THE FORWARD ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT BAY ACCESS DOOR AND FRAME WERE DAMAGED NECESSITATING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. AN AIRWORTHINESS ASSESSMENT WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO THE AMERICAN TRANS AIR INC. MAINTENANCE BASE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, FOR REPAIRS. THE FORWARD E&E DOOR WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 52-40-21 OF THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE DOOR CUTOUT AT (FS 219.8) WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 727A-53R-4248.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                         ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA244), Aug 16, 2000: Boeing 727-264 (N764AT), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fractured tow bar and the inadequate weld of the tow bar by an unknown person.

## Other reports on N764AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19950805023669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950805023669A), Aug 5, 1995: Boeing 727264 (N764AT), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Push back. Had pilot release brakes to disconnect. Aircraft rolled into tug pilot and ramp crew error.

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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