# Incident 19780425011809I: Boeing 727224, Tulsa, OK, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 07:58 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CAL
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24728, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24728-1999-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011809I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM CONSOLE. NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY HOT AND SMOKING.

## Other reports on N24728 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830113002469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830113002469I), Jan 13, 1983: Boeing 727224 (N24728), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On power back from gate pilot hit another airplane. Ground agent did not follow correct procedures. Unsafe practice

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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