# Incident 19900404014549I: Boeing 72722C, Dayton, OH, April 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1990, 02:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427EX-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404014549I

## Narrative

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

ODOR OF GASOLINE IN COCKPIT. BOXES IN MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT WERE WET AND HAD ODOR. FAA SECURITY CHECKING CARGO.

## Other reports on N427EX (3)

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

- [Incident 19980415010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980415010009I), Apr 15, 1998: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: per pilot remarks, at approximately 1115Z and 130 miles northeast of mci we had a complete "a" hydraulic system failure (quantity and pressure).…
- [Incident 19901025054449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025054449I), Oct 25, 1990: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Buffalo, NY. Lost a hydraulic system en route. Returned to Buffalo. NR2 slat actuator had cracked. Hydraulic fluid leaked out.
- [Incident 19891024056349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024056349I), Oct 24, 1989: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Buffalo, NY. Vapor from NR1 engine on rollout. Found fuel dripping from nacelle. Cracked o ring on transmitter 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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