# Incident 20000913023799I: Boeing 727232, Rochester, NY, September 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2000, 11:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538DA-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000913023799I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTMEBER 13, 2000 AT 1140 LOCAL, A DELTA AIRLINES 727-200, N538DA, FLIGHT 780 REPORTED TO THE ROC TOWER THAT THE STABILIZER HAD JAMMED ON A 3 NOSE-UP SELECTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  CONTRACT  MAINTENANCE, PIEDMONT/HAWTHORNE, WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM WOULD WORK IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION, BUT BIND IN THE NOSE UP DIRECTION.  COMPANY MAINTENANCE ARRIVED LATER IN THE DAY AND REPLACED THE STAB TRIM BRAKE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED TO SERIVCE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N538DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19921017045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017045229I), Oct 17, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N538DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Experienced loss of a system hydraulic pressure. Continued to destination. Leading edge flap actuator defective.
- [Incident 19920914040869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914040869I), Sep 14, 1992: Boeing 727200 (N538DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Lost all a system hydraulic pressure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found left flap actuator leaking.
- [Incident 19910209006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910209006809I), Feb 9, 1991: Boeing 727232 (N538DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Lost a hydraulic system en route. Diverted to Covington. Replaced a leaking NR4 slate actuator shuttle valve.
- [Incident 19860121003579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121003579I), Jan 21, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N538DA), Chicago, IL. Engine lost power after 13th stage pneumatic duct blew on number 2 engine. Safe landing.

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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