# Incident 19870917061939I: Boeing 727251, Minneapolis, MN, September 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201US-2004-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,522 total, 11,726 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917061939I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT THE COCKPIT HAD SMOKE. RADAR CIRCUIT BREAKR POPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. RT CAUSED SMOKE.

## Other reports on N201US (2)

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

- [Incident 20001222029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222029259I), Dec 22, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Detroit, MI. (-23) This aircraft was at the gate with the APU running with both packs on, having a hydraulic leak at the parking brake shut off valve repaired, in the left…
- [Incident 19890322016579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322016579I), Mar 22, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N201US), Detroit, MI. Creaking sound and movement of second observers desk on climb. Structural problem considered but none found.

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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