# Incident 19831007066249I: Boeing 727200, Juneau, AK, October 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1983, 18:07 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2808W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831007066249I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTICED ON CLIMBOUT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND TAXIWAY TURNOFF LIGHT SWITCH AND BURNED WIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC84IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA002), Oct 8, 1983: Boeing 727-247 (N2808W), Juneau, AK, incident, minor 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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