# Incident 19971024035309I: Boeing 727251, Kansas City, MO, October 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1997, 05:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCSA
- 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: N296AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296AJ-2002-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024035309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EN-ROUTE FROM TOL TO ELP, AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC., (PCSA) FLIGHT CREW NOTED ARCING IN THE L-1 WINDOW, WINDOW HEAT WAS TURNED OFF AND THE WINDOW THEN CRACKED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PCSA MECHANICS REPLACED THE FAILED L-1 WINDOW AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0009) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N296AJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000510017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000510017319I), May 10, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N296AJ), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Amerijet 451, 1 B-727 experienced smoke in the cockpit immediately after takeoff necessitating an emergency return. After receiving a clearance to land…

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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