# Incident 19971103043649I: Boeing 727223, Cleveland, OH, November 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1997, 22:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N870AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870AA-2006-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103043649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A PASSENGER ALLEGEDLY SMOKING ON AIRCRAFT. AFTER REVIEWING CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT, AALA CMO RECOMMENDED LOI BE WITHDRAWN AND CASE CLOSED. FAA IIC CONCURS. LTR SENT TO MR. HUNT INFORMING MATTER CLOSED. REF.: PAX, GREGORY G. HUNT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ AGL 7H CONCURS.

## Other reports on N870AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19970702022819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702022819I), Jul 2, 1997: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Miami, FL. A system lost fluid. Cranked gear down. Replaced. Hydraulic pumps. Flap motor and filters.
- [Incident 19890309030809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309030809I), Mar 9, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Collided with a street sweeper while taxiing for takeoff. Sweeper was parked on the other side of the yellow line.
- [Incident 19810416029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416029029I), Apr 16, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to high number 1 engine temp. Maintenance found metal shavings in NR6 bleed air duct.
- [Incident 19780910018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910018719I), Sep 10, 1978: Boeing 727223 (N870AA), Windsor Locks, CT. Landed with nose gear unsafe indication. Found a broken wire on down position switch cannon plug.

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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