# Incident 19910103001819I: Boeing 727223, Des Moines, IA, January 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.5306° N, 93.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5306&lon=-93.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6821, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6821-2007-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910103001819I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. STOPPED AND EVACUATED. WATER IN OIL SEPARATOR BAGS CAUSED SMOKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA058), Jan 4, 1991: Boeing B727-223 (N6821), Des Moines, IA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: AN OIL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WHICH CREATED SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AFTER IT PASSED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK.

## Other reports on N6821 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840817052289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817052289I), Aug 17, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N6821), Ft Myers, FL. Final approach to wrong airport. Executed missed approach. Landed at destination airport.
- [Incident 19800515043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515043239I), May 15, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6821), Chicago, IL. Flight returned due to trailing edge flap malfunction.

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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