# Incident 19870304028759I: Fokker F27MK500, Milwaukee, WI, March 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: Mitchell International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AW-1994-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.27MK 500 (registry code 4990629, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,150 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870304028759I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH BELL WARNING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SAFE LANDING. FAULTY CONNECTION ON FIRE LOOP.

## Other reports on N503AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19910101002029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101002029I), Jan 1, 1991: Fokker F27MK500 (N503AW), Champaign-Urban, IL. Reduction gearbox warning light on right engine. Returned. Replaced reduction gear box oil pressure switch.

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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