# Incident 19940516048369I: Boeing 72721, Windsor Locks, CT, May 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1994, 06:58 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516048369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 214 INBOUND TO BRADLEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A SMOKE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHECKED THE SMOKE INDICATOR SYSTEM, OP. CK. NORMAL ON THE GROUND. CHECKED AIRCRAFT FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE--NO INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

## Other reports on N329QS (4)

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

- [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 19930729030929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729030929I), Jul 29, 1993: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Roanoke, VA. Smoke in area of right engine on preflight inspection. Shut down APU. Found oil leak in APU was source of smoke.
- [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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