# Incident 19920512020469I: Boeing 727231, Indianapolis, IN, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 07:46 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74317-1995-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,850 total, 7,312 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512020469I

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL GYRO FLAG WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. REPLACED BOTH GYRO AND APPROACH HORIZON INDICATOR.

## Other reports on N74317 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851130063099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851130063099I), Nov 30, 1985: Boeing 727231 (N74317), St Louis, MO. Aborted takeoff due to fire warning without engine indication of fire. Replaced detection accessory unit.
- [Incident 19781013030499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013030499I), Oct 13, 1978: Boeing 727 (N74317), Indianapolis, IN. Landing gear hydraulic system failed, gear extended manually. Hydraulic leak in nose gear trunnion swivel.

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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