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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-201 · Middletown, PA · January 23, 1998

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Date
January 23, 1998 · 17:53 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RIVA
Aircraft
N218US
Reported as
Boeing 737201
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N218USRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2018 · Boeing 737-201S/N 20216 · Built 1969Airframe modelBoeing 737-201Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 23, 1998, at 1753 hours (local), a Boeing 737-201, N21805, registered to panam world airways enroute to toronto, Canada at 27,000 feet had a fire warning light in the main gear and deviated into Harrisburg international airport. The pilot-in-command, donald david swift, contacted new york center for the closest airport. New york center gave the pilot-in-command, donald d. swift, Harrisburg international airport. The pilot-in-command contacted Harrisburg approach then Harrisburg tower and landed on runway 31 without incident. The aircraft taxied clear of the runway to the taxi-way and shut down. An inspection for fire was performed by the crew and fire truck crew. There was no fire. The aircrft was towed to the ramp. The aircraft departed atlantic city, NJ on 01/23/98 at 1715 hours (local) and landed at Harrisburg international airport on 01/23/98 at 1753 hours (local). The aircraft received no damage and the crew escaped injuries. There were no passengers on board. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and IFR flight plan was filed. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 23, 1998, AT 1753 HOURS (LOCAL), A BOEING 737-201, N21805, REGISTERED TO PANAM WORLD AIRWAYS ENROUTE TO TORONTO, CANADA AT 27,000 FEET HAD A FIRE WARNING LIGHT IN THE MAIN GEAR AND DEVIATED INTO HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, DONALD DAVID SWIFT, CONTACTED NEW YORK CENTER FOR THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. NEW YORK CENTER GAVE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, DONALD D. SWIFT, HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND CONTACTED HARRISBURG APPROACH THEN HARRISBURG TOWER AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXI-WAY AND SHUT DOWN. AN INSPECTION FOR FIRE WAS PERFORMED BY THE CREW AND FIRE TRUCK CREW. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE AIRCRFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ATLANTIC CITY, NJ ON 01/23/98 AT 1715 HOURS (LOCAL) AND LANDED AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 01/23/98 AT 1753 HOURS (LOCAL). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE CREW ESCAPED INJURIES. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.