# Incident 20020301008319I: Boeing 737230, Kansas City, MO, March 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122NJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122NJ-2004-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-230 (registry code 1384401, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737230
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020301008319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) VANGUARD FLIGHT 400 REPORTED SHAKING IN THE AIRCRAFT. RETURNED TO MCI TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1630Z. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED VIBRATION FELT IN HER FEET IN AFT GALLEY AREA, AND REPORTED INFORMATION TO THE CAPT. VANGUARD PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IAW SERVICE LETTER 737-SL-00-002-D. INSPECTION FINDINGS. 1. LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HINGE WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE ASSY. 2. LEFT AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR PROTRUDING INTO SLIP STREAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR ASSY. THIS REPORT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N122NJ (3)

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

- [Incident 20020726027129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726027129I), Jul 26, 2002: Boeing 737230 (N122NJ), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On July 26, 2002, vanguard airlines, flt. 842 reported to ATC of a foul smell in the cabin due to a birdstrike and declared an emergency. The a/c landed…
- [Incident 20001210021379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001210021379I), Dec 10, 2000: Boeing 737230 (N122NJ), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On December 10, 2000, at approx. 2130 CDT, vanguard airlines flight VGD625, a Boeing 737, N122NJ, left Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO.…
- [Incident 19990920027469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990920027469I), Sep 20, 1999: Boeing 737230 (N122NJ), Kansas City, MO. (-23) After takeoff numerous annunciators and master caution lights illuminated. Aircraft returned to mci and landed without incident, no emergency was…

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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