# Incident 20020510018949I: Boeing 727251, Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SQ7A
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282US-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510018949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HIT TAIL SKID ON LANDING. ARRIVED AT RAMP WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED TO A REMOTE SITE. PIC & SIC HAD DEPARTED PHL, FE WAS LEFT TO STANDBY AIRCRAFT. VIEWED DAMAGED AREA OF TAIL SECTION. TAIL SKID SHOE MISSING, (FOUND ON RUNWAY) TAIL SKID CARTRIDGE DAMAGED/CRUSHED, AIRSTAIR SKIN DAMAGED, 3 LARGE PUNCTURES IN THIS SKIN PLUS DENTS IN THE SKIN. REVIEWED LOG BOOK ENTRY, "AFTER ROUGH LANDING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND TAIL SKID STRIKES WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ON AIRSTAIR AND #2 ENGINE COWLING." AIRCRAFT FERRIED ON SAT. 05/11 TO A LA. MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO DO A B OR C CHECK AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N282US (3)

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

- [Incident 20000908027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908027509I), Sep 8, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Greensboro, NC. (-23)After take-off, a portion of the #3 engine nose cowl acostic liner separated and entered engine intake. ATC declared an emergency. Aircraft returned to…
- [Incident 19910616025579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616025579I), Jun 16, 1991: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Buffalo, NY. NR1 engine oil filter by pass light and rising oil temperature on climb. Returned. Had a clogged oil screen.
- [Incident 19870314029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314029529I), Mar 14, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N282US), Memphis, TN. Number 1 engine emitted black smoke and had a compressor astall on climbout. Returned. Changed 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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