# Incident 20001219027959I: Boeing 727224, Windsor Locks, CT, December 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2000, 21:30 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69740-2011-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219027959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 2000, AT APPROX. 14:00 HOURS, KITTY HAWK AIRCARGO INC'S 727, N6970 ARRIVED AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL IT'S NEXT FLIGHT ON DECEMBER 18, 2000. THE A/C REMAINED PARKED ON THE CARGO RAMP FROM DECEMBER 16TH TO DECEMBER 18TH, 2000. THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND INCLUDED A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER. ON DECEMBER 18, 2000 @21:05 HOURS, N69740, KITTY HAWK'S 727, TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF WITHOUT BEING DEICED TO RUNWAY 33. AT 21:15 HOURS ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2000, N69740 DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE CREW EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED A #3 ENGINE AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FROZEN SNOW AND ICE WERE STILL ADHERING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE AND #3 ENGINE STUB WING. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N69740 (3)

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

- [Incident 19990728032009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728032009I), Jul 28, 1999: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Toledo, OH. (-23) After take-off from tol enroute to atl, the flight crew received a windshear, stall warning, indications in loss of airspeed, and an altimeter "no…
- [Incident 19990126010429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990126010429I), Jan 26, 1999: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Kansas City, MO. On 01/26/99, kitty hawk air cargo (gaia) flight #1711 originating from el paso, TX (elp) en route to Kansas City International (mdi) #2 engine oil quantity…
- [Incident 19810711090219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711090219I), Jul 11, 1981: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Houston, TX. Flap indicator did not show retracted on takeoff. Returned. Replaced indicator.

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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