# Incident 20030731018239I: Boeing 727233, Memphis, TN, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 04:13 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731018239I

## Narrative

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

(-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 THE LEFT FUSELAGE EXTENDS FROM STA 380-520 ALONG STRINGER #24. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS PUNCTURED.

## Other reports on N277FE (3)

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

- [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…
- [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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