# Incident 20010208002779I: Boeing 727232, Syracuse, NY, February 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2001, 06:58 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N501DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501DA-2002-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (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 727232
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010208002779I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001, AT 0658 LOCAL, A DELTA AIRLINES B-727, N501DA, FLIGHT 427, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTING THAT THE AFT CARGO DOOR HAD OPENED. THE ARFF RESPONED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, EXEC AIR, INSPECTED THE DOOR AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE, THE WARNING SYSTEM AND NUMBER THREE ENGINE FOR FOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO A MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIR. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N501DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900316009869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316009869I), Mar 16, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N501DA), Covington - Cin, OH. NR2 engine oil filter bypass light came on on climb. Returned. Replaced filter and by pass switch.
- [Incident 19890221016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221016899I), Feb 21, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N501DA), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Hit 2 threshold lights on final. Made a go around. No gear safe light. Flew to tampa and landed safely.

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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