# Incident 19841204067069I: Boeing 727251, Atlanta, GA, December 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1984, 10:35 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N264US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N264US-2008-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841204067069I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM OVEN IN GALLEY. CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, POWER  TO GALLEY TURNED OFF. OFF SCHEDULE LANDING.

## 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 ATL85IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA047), Dec 4, 1984: Boeing 727-251 (N264US), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N264US (3)

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

- [Incident 20000216022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216022419I), Feb 16, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Wichita, KS. (-23)Fligth engineer failed to shut down APU prior to takeoff. Ator near top-of-climb APU fire warning went off. Crew shut down APU, lowered landing gear, but…
- [Incident 19911228061019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228061019I), Dec 28, 1991: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Aft galley oven fire. Used halon bottle. Emergency landing. Oven temperature sensors were inoperative.
- [Incident 19871023071429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023071429I), Oct 23, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N264US), Memphis, TN. Engine shutdown after fire warning light came on. Returned. Fire detection loop replaced.

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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