# Incident 19920516019329I: Fokker F27MK500, Des Moines, IA, May 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1992, 10:31 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706FE-2005-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.27MK 500 (registry code 4990629, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART532 series (registry code 54509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart532-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,320 total, 370 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516019329I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT INFLIGHT. TURNED OFF HEATER. SMOKE LINGERED. DIVERTED. AVIONICS COOLING FAN HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N706FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19890306026019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306026019I), Mar 6, 1989: Fokker F27MK500 (N706FE), Manchester, NH. Drop in right engine oil pressure. Shut it down and returned. Found a cracked engine oil cooler.

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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