# Incident 20000916038209I: Boeing 727247, Syracuse, NY, September 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2000, 07:35 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N293WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293WA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (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 727247
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916038209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2000, AT 0735 EDT, A BOEING 727, N293WA, FLIGHT 1481, OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, ON A FLIGHT FROM SYRACUSE NEW YORK TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION. THE FIRST OFFICERS PITOT TUBE WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PITOT TUBE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N293WA (5)

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

- [Incident 19920624033419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624033419I), Jun 24, 1992: Boeing 727247 (N293WA), Juneau, AK. Loss of system a hydraulic quantity en route. A system sending units were faulty. Landed safely at destination.
- [Incident 19920603023179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920603023179I), Jun 3, 1992: Boeing 727247 (N293WA), Covington - Cin, OH. Oil filter light on. Engine compressor stall on climb. Engine shut down. Returned. Found metal in oil filter.
- [Incident 19900622031039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622031039I), Jun 22, 1990: Boeing 727247 (N293WA), Covington - Cin, OH. APU fire warning on takeoff roll. Aborted. Discharged fire bottles. Opened detector circuit breakers.
- [Incident 19870405016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405016149I), Apr 5, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N293WA), Salt Lake City, UT. Loud bang with burning rubber odor on takeoff. Returned. Suspect engine bird ingestion. No damage.
- [Incident 19830314015739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830314015739I), Mar 14, 1983: Boeing 727247 (N293WA), Pasco, WA. Encountered elevator control problem during climb. Elevators checked normal. Surface position indicator defect.

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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