# Accident 20011120034499A: Boeing 727233, Memphis, TN, November 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2001, 00:25 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.0594° N, 90.0831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0594&lon=-90.0831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277FE-2015-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-233 (registry code 138408A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727233
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120034499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: AT 2000 MSL WHILE TURNING FINAL WE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF 20+/- LARGE BIRDS. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAN CONFIGURATION AND 250 KTS JUST ABOUT ON CENTERLINE FOR VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 9. BOTH THE CAPT AND F/O DUCKED. A LOUD BANG AND THE SOUND OF WIND FOLLOWED. UPON INVESTIGATION BIRD REMAINS WERE DISCOVERED ON CAPT. AND PIECES OF AIRCRAFT PLASTIC FROM LEFT SIDE JUST BELOW THE GLARESHIELD WERE OBSERVED. ALL ENGINES OPERATED NORMALLY. AT FLAPS 2 OBSERVED OUTBOARD FLAPS JUST AT LIMIT OF EXTENSION. ALL SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY, NO AIRSPEED PROBLEM. REMAINDER OF FLAP EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER BLOCK IN A WALK-AROUND WAS COMPLETED AND IT APPEARS TWO BIRDS PUNCTURED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING JUST AFT OF THE RETRACTED SLATS. IN ADDITION A PUNCTURE WAS OBSERVED JUST BELOW THE CAPTAIN'S L1 WINDOW WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE BIRD REMAINS IN THE COCKPIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA023), Nov 20, 2001: Boeing 727-233 (N277FE), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent collision with birds while on final approach to land resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N277FE (3)

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

- [Incident 20030731018239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731018239I), Jul 31, 2003: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2003, a Boeing 727 collided with an extended bridge of a stationary stair. The marshaller guided the aircraft onto gate 452. The damage to…
- [Incident 20030123006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030123006009I), Jan 23, 2003: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/23/03 fedex flight 1724 was being pushed back from the gate. The initial push back turn was started to the wrong direction for departure. During…
- [Incident 20010524013829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010524013829I), May 24, 2001: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. (-23)On may 24, 2001, fedex flight 1503, a Boeing 727-233, landed without any abnormal indications and taxied to the ramp. The cargo was being offloaded and…

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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