# Incident 20140620011319I: Boeing 727-2S2F, Battle Creek, MI, June 20, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VGCA
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2S2F (registry code 1384081, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2s2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-2S2F
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140620011319I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER ONE ENGINE VIBRATION IN FLIGHT, AFTER LANDING PERFORMED WALK AROUND AT WHICH POINT DISCOVERED THE LEFT HAND HYDRAULIC ACCESS PANEL MISSING AND A DENT IN LEFT HAND INLET COWLING RESULTING IN SUSPECTED FOD DAMAGE.

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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