# Incident 19910101002029I: Fokker F27MK500, Champaign-Urban, IL, January 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AW-1994-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.27MK 500 (registry code 4990629, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5527R
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,664 total, 3,664 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101002029I

## Narrative

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

REDUCTION GEARBOX WARNING LIGHT ON RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED. REPLACED REDUCTION GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N503AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19870304028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870304028759I), Mar 4, 1987: Fokker F27MK500 (N503AW), Milwaukee, WI. Right fire warning light came on with bell warning. Engine shutdown. Safe landing. Faulty connection on fire loop.

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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