# Incident 19900128005379I: Boeing 727, Wichita, KS, January 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1990, 16:29 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128005379I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A LIGHT BALLAST WAS SMOKING.

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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