# Incident 19780820048919I: Boeing 72722, Savannah, GA, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 14:17 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7053U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 86
- 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/19780820048919I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND DEFECTIVE BALLAST FOR FLUORESCENT LIGHT.

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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