# Incident 19950525022549I: Boeing 727100, Des Moines, IA, May 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1995, 05:26 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCSA
- 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: N8104N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8104N-1997-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25 (registry code 1384006, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525022549I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT EN ROUTE. DECLARED EMERGENCY.DIVERTED TO DSM. DEFECTIVE BALLAST FOR COCKPIT LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N8104N (3)

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

- [Incident 19830209007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830209007759I), Feb 9, 1983: Boeing 72725 (N8104N), Atlantic City, NJ. All generators dropped off. Crew went to essential power. Found a failed generator and constant speed drive.
- [Incident 19791212047299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212047299I), Dec 12, 1979: Boeing 72725 (N8104N), Boston, MA. Had difficulty extending nose gear. Replaced lock actuator PN77AC222 and side plates, washed, lubricated.
- [Incident 19790206004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206004549I), Feb 6, 1979: Boeing 72725 (N8104N), Pittsburgh, PA. Crew unable to control pressurization, found ruptured duct.

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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