# Incident 19970121008389I: Boeing 72722, Oklahoma City, OK, January 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1997, 22:40 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.4509° N, 97.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4509&lon=-97.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198FE-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,749 total, 504 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121008389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FOR MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO OKC DUE TO ILLUMINATION OF SMOKE DETECTOR. SENSOR LIGHT AND FUMES IN CARGO HOLD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, STOPPED ON TAXIWAY AND CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED AIRCRAFT VIA EMERGENCY CHUTE. NO EVIDENCE OF AN INFLIGHT FIRE OR HAZARDOUS CARGO SPILL WAS FOUND. FUMES WERE TRACED TO FURNITURE PANELS IN THE CARGO HOLD. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA084), Jan 22, 1997: Boeing 727-100 (N198FE), Oklahoma City, OK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: existence of fumes from the cargo compartment and activation of the cargo smoke detector for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N198FE (3)

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

- [Incident 19940706031369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706031369I), Jul 6, 1994: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Buffalo, NY. Usafe gear indication. Used manual landed safe. Towed to gate. Hydraulic flap motor leaking. Replaced motor.
- [Incident 19910220006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220006369I), Feb 20, 1991: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Rochester, NY. Lost a system hydraulic quantity on gear retraction. Returned. Landed safely. Replaced line in wheel well.
- [Incident 19891103059249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891103059249I), Nov 3, 1989: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Earle, AR, Minor damage. On descent hit flock of birds. Some penetrated radome and cockpit. Damaged inboard slat.

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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