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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › Deviation Discrepancy Procedural Clearance › Boeing 727

Boeing 727: Deviation Discrepancy Procedural Clearance incidents

1,297 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports for “Boeing 727” aircraft categorised as “Deviation Discrepancy Procedural Clearance”.

1,297Total reports
18Years with data

Reports by year

YearReports
20121
20112
20105
20081
20072
200611
20053
200410
200326
200241

Recent report synopses

  • 2012-10 A B727-200 departed a non towered airport cleared to maintain runway heading to 5;000 FT but at 2;000 FT turned as per the Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) because of a predisposition for briefed pre-takeoff procedure.
  • 2011-06 B727 flight crew experiences a possible altitude deviation caused by an altitude alerter/autopilot malfunction. Fatigue was a contributing factor in the incident.
  • 2011-05 A B727-200 fatigued flight crew; after flying all night in weather; were cleared for a visual approach at their destination; but headed toward a nearby airport with the same runway orientation until alerted by ATC.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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