# Incident 20001018016509I: Boeing 737232, Tampa, FL, October 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2000, 14:05 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302DL-2008-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001018016509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2000, AT 1405 EDT, A B-737-232, OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, ON TAKE-OFF FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL., AT 125 KNOTS THE A/C EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENT. ON TAKE-OFF AT 125 KNOTS THE PILOT FELT AN UNCOMMANDED RUDDER KICK. ONLY ONE OCCURRENCE OF UNCOMMANDED RUDDER KICK NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N302DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19961007039889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007039889I), Oct 7, 1996: Boeing 737232 (N302DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: fuel truck o/b half of right engine cowl when positioning to fuel a/c. maintenance replaced cowl. Ship # 302-N302DL.

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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