# Incident 19880104004189I: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Indianapolis, IN, January 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1988, 20:20 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385BA-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27 (registry code 3373002, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-510&511 (registry code 54504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,400 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/19880104004189I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED. CABIN HEATER OVER TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND INTERNAL FUEL LEAK IN HEATER.

## Other reports on N385BA (3)

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

- [Incident 19900709045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709045969I), Jul 9, 1990: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Agana, Guam, Damage unknown. Experienced temporary overtemping of engines while taxiing. Had propellers in flight fine.
- [Incident 19900630039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630039349I), Jun 30, 1990: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Agana, Guam, Minor damage. Tire recap separated on takeoff. Aborted. Returned to gate.
- [Incident 19870511033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511033369I), May 11, 1987: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Dubuque, IA. The pilot secured the left engine due to an indication of gearbox failure. A safe landing was accomplished.

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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