# Incident 19900927048579I: Fokker F28MK4000, Lexington, KY, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 19:45 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494US-2007-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY-555-15 (registry code 54521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-555-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927048579I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CABIN DOOR WARNING ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N494US (1)

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

- [Incident 20000215002869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215002869I), Feb 15, 2000: Fokker F28MK4000 (N494US), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. En route, cabin crew noticed haze in cabin, crew diverted to ykm, performed precautionary langing. Maintenance determined number two acm had failed. Self…

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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