# Incident 19910214004709I: Boeing 727251, Memphis, TN, February 14, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280US-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214004709I

## Narrative

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

FUMES IN AIRCRAFT WHEN LIGHTS TURNED ON. EMERGENCY LANDING. BALLAST FOR LIGHTS WAS CAUSE OF FUMES.

## Other reports on N280US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970323015599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323015599I), Mar 23, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Chicago, IL. Narrative: FAA contacted due to turn back & emergency. Declared airworthiness involved due to possible malfunction. [privacy data omitted] A/c departed o'Hare…
- [Incident 19900104006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104006849I), Jan 4, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. NR3 engine separated in flight. Landed safely. Recovered engine. Found ingested material from lavatory tank.
- [Incident 19880215011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215011909I), Feb 15, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Billings, MT. Had a false landing gear position indication. Returned. Landed without incident. Replaced left main downlock sensor

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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