# Incident 19970407008549I: Boeing 737222, Kansas City, MO, April 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1997, 07:44 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AU-2000-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407008549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 04/07/97, VANGUARD FLIGHT 123 WAS INBOUND TO MCI, WHEN THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT RAM AIR ACCESS PANELS AND THE FORWARD CARGO BIN FOR LEAKS. MAINTENANCE ALSO INSPECTED THE APU FOR LEAKS. BOTH ENGINES WERE RAN AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS WERE CHANGED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N208AU (4)

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

- [Accident 19990505041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505041889A), May 5, 1999: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Chicago, IL. (.4)Flight 432 encountered about 30 seconds of moderate turbulence while deviating around weather cells during a descent from 17,000 feet mean sea level (MSL).…
- [Incident 19980525036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525036029I), May 25, 1998: Boeing 737200 (N208AU), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-5) As take off roll was initiated, a shimmy developed and the captain aborted the takeoff and exited the runway. Aircraft sustained major damage to upper and…
- [Incident 19900905046089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905046089I), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Syracuse, NY. High oil temperature on NR2 engine. Shut engine down. Heat valve was stuck open.
- [Incident 19900511024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511024329I), May 11, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Lexington, KY. Passenger complained of breathing problem. Administered oxygen and diverted for emergency landing.

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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