# Incident 19970721044399I: Boeing 737222, Indianapolis, IN, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 18:14 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9007U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9007U-1998-07-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721044399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EXPERIENCED LIGHTNING STRIKE AT 17,000 MSL, 80NM FROM IND. HAD SMOKE IN COCKPIT WITH ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE IN CABIN. DUAL BLEED LITE AND DIFF PRESSURE LITES ON. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK PER MM 5-0-7-1:1 AND REPAIRED DAMAGED AREAS PER SRM 53-30-3.

## Other reports on N9007U (4)

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

- [Incident 19970717028899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717028899I), Jul 17, 1997: Boeing 737200 (N9007U), Birmingham, AL. Narrative: as stated by the captain: on take-off at between 120/130 KTS heard a pop. Aircraft veered to right rejected t/o. note: aircraft was 200 lbs. Below…
- [Incident 19870614035039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614035039I), Jun 14, 1987: Boeing 737222 (N9007U), Washington, DC. B system hydraulic failure on approach. Safe landing. Hydraulic pump housing was cracked.
- [Incident 19811223085629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223085629I), Dec 23, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9007U), Chicago, IL. Flight diverted with fluctuating hydraulic system a. leaking flexible hose replaced.
- [Incident 19810611037239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611037239I), Jun 11, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9007U), Kansas, MO, No damage. During climb lost all hydraulic fluid. Returned and had no 2 engine pump replaced.

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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