# Incident 20041022027199I: Boeing 727200, Salt Lake City, UT, October 22, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2004, 15:20 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: J1DM
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894AA-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-200 (registry code 138407E, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041022027199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N894AA A 727-200 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE US MARSHALL SERVICE (PUBLIC USE) WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A TIRE CHANGED ON THE LH MAIN GEAR. AFTER THE TIRE HAD BEEN REMOVED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ASPHALT WAS SINKING UNDER THE JACK. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE GEAR FROM SINKING FURTHER THE CREW DEFUELED AND RE-DISTRIBUTED THE REMAINING FUEL TO THE CENTER TANK. THESE ACTIONS FAILED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLACED LIFTING BAGS UNDER THE LH WING AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE GEAR CONTINUED TO SINK UP TO THE AXLES, AND WITH THE SHIFT IN WEIGHT AFT THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY SETTLED TAIL FIRST DOWN TO THE ROTATION SKID PLATE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 7 FEET IN THE AIR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N894AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870911068339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911068339I), Sep 11, 1987: Boeing 727200 (N894AA), Memphis, TN. Right air mixture valve stuck at cruise. Explosive decompression. Uncontrollable cabin altitude. Pack valve failed.
- [Incident 19810111005239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111005239I), Jan 11, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N894AA), Albuquerque, NM. Aileron flutter in flight. Bushings and nuts were never installed on aileron tab inboard and outboard bell cranks

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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