# Incident 20260323003269I: Boeing 737-824, Denver, CO, March 23, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2026, 08:59 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-824 (registry code 13844BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-824
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260323003269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MARCH 23, 2026, FOR 14 CFR PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. ONLY THE FLIGHT CREW, TWO PILOTS, WERE ON BOARD. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES AND RETURNED FOR LANDING ON 16 LEFT. TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT ISSUE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MAINTENANCE CREW DISCOVERED SHEARED RIVETS ON THE AILERON AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR "B" OUTBOARD CONTROL LEVER. DAMAGED PART REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MARCH 28, 2026 WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

## Other reports on N27213 (2)

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

- [Accident 20260306010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260306010659A), Mar 6, 2026: Boeing 737-824 (N27213), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. On March 6, 2026, about 1024 mountain standard time (MST), united airlines (ual) flight 605, a Boeing 737-824, [privacy data omitted], collided with two…
- [Incident 20051212031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212031589I), Dec 12, 2005: Boeing 737824 (N27213), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On December 12, 2005, a Continental airlines (cala) B737-824 aircraft, N27213, flight 1425, reported smoke in the cockpit after landing at george bush…

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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