# Incident 19930729030929I: Boeing 72721, Roanoke, VA, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 06:48 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N329QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N329QS-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-21 (registry code 1384003, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72721
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,560 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729030929I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN AREA OF RIGHT ENGINE ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. SHUT DOWN APU. FOUND OIL LEAK IN APU WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE.

## Other reports on N329QS (4)

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

- [Incident 19940516048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516048369I), May 16, 1994: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Windsor Locks, CT. Narrative: flight 214 inbound to Bradley declared an emergency due to a smoke indicator light illumination. Aircraft landed without incident. Maintenance…
- [Incident 19930917038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917038099I), Sep 17, 1993: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Salina, KS. Cabin smoke detector came on in flight. Diverted. No evidence of smoke or fire.
- [Incident 19921107050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107050209I), Nov 7, 1992: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Main gear handle malfunction. Manually extended left gear. Landed safely. Ferried to dallas/fort worth.
- [Incident 19920529021009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529021009I), May 29, 1992: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Dayton, OH. Fumes in cockpit. Used masks. Precautionary landing. Lubricant applied to throttle pulley source of fumes.

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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