# Incident 20001028024229I: Boeing 727200, San Jose, CA, October 28, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2000, 17:24 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: X1LA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742RW-2008-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2M7 (registry code 138407S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028024229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A/C PUSH BACK, THE TUG LOST POWER CAUSING IT'S CONTROLS TO LOCK UP. THE OPERATOR SCRAPED THE RIGHT FRONT FORWARD BELLY DOOR WITH THE TUGS SPOT LIGHT CAUSING A 10 INCH LONG DENT. AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IN THE FUTURE EXPRESS ONE WILL INSTITUTE A POLICY OF UTILIZING A HEADSET FOR FUTURE PUSHBACK OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N742RW (2)

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

- [Accident 20040830021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040830021459A), Aug 30, 2004: Boeing 7272M7 (N742RW), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 30, 2004, at 1905 MDT, a Boeing 727-2M7, N742RW, registered to art 21952 LLC and operated by custom air transport incorporated, received…
- [Incident 19890111007579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890111007579I), Jan 11, 1989: Boeing 7272M7 (N742RW), Memphis, TN. NR2 engine vibration and epa flucuation on rotation. Reduced power. Returned. Parts of plastic bag in 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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