# Incident 20030123006009I: Boeing 727233, Indianapolis, IN, January 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2003, 02:24 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030123006009I

## Narrative

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

(-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 THE CORRECTING TURN THE ELEVATOR OF N277FE STRUCK THE ELEVATOR AND TAIL CONE OF N461FE.

## 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…
- [Accident 20011120034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120034499A), Nov 20, 2001: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Memphis, TN, No damage. (-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…
- [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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