# Incident 19960912033309I: Boeing 7272S2F, Great Falls, MT, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 06:22 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204FE-2015-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2S2F (registry code 1384081, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2s2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272S2F
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,099 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912033309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 9/12/96 FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT #1531 (B727, N204FE) FROM MEMPHIS REPORTED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE #1 ENGINE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2 MILES EAST OF RUNWAY 03 AT GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WHILE TAXIING, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE REMAINING ENGINES AND EVACUATED, USING THE L1 DOOR SLIDE WHICH OPERATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES AMONG THE THREE CREWMEMBERS. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N204FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20071009832349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009832349I), Oct 9, 2007: Boeing 7272S2F (N204FE), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. (-23) According to pilot descrepancy in aircraft logbook, upon descent into ind from mke #2 low oil pressure filter bypass light illuminated followed by oil…

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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