# Incident 19880528045139I: Boeing 727223, Indianapolis, IN, May 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1988, 21:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N889AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889AA-2003-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528045139I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER OBSERVED SMOKING ON A NON SMOKING FLIGHT. PASSENGER WAS ARRESTED BY POLICE UPON ARRIVAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.

## Other reports on N889AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910920061959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920061959I), Sep 20, 1991: Boeing 727200 (N889AA), Rochester, NY. Passenger was believed to be smoking in the lavatory.
- [Incident 19891101056379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101056379I), Nov 1, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N889AA), Syracuse, NY. NR4 leading edge slat shroud not extended on predeparture check. Returned to gate. Actuator 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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