# Incident 19980422012889I: Boeing 727100, Middletown, PA, April 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1998, 06:24 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: EISA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240NE-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980422012889I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA, PA DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 DUE TO A SMOKE INDICATION IN THE CARGO BAY. THE AIRCRAFT FIRE FIGHTERS RESPONDED, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MECHANIC FROM EMERY AIR FREIGHT CHECKED IT AND RELEASED IT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MDT AT 0900 THE SAME DAY. CASE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N240NE (1)

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

- [Incident 19920607024209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607024209I), Jun 7, 1992: Boeing 72731 (N240NE), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Nose gear door did not close after takeoff. Returned. Nose steering inoperative. Torque link safety pin missing.

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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