# Incident 19980623038199I: Boeing 72725, Indianapolis, IN, June 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1998, 03:55 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N506FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506FE-2002-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25 (registry code 1384006, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980623038199I

## Narrative

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

(-5) FIRE BELL SOUNDED DURING TAXI, NO ASSOCIATED LITES. SHUT DOWN #1 ENGINE AFTER FIRE DEPT. NOTED SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. 5 MIN. LATER FIRE BELL SOUNDED WITH NO ASSOCIATED LITES. SHUT DOWN #2 & #3. MAINTENANCE FOUND #4 SMOKE DETECTOR HAD WATER IN UNIT. REMOVED & REPLACED #4 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATION CHECK GOOD. THIS INCIDENT REQUIRED REPORTING UNDER 121.705(A)

## Other reports on N506FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19891122059839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122059839I), Nov 22, 1989: Boeing 72725 (N506FE), Portland, ME. Flaps malfunctioned on approach. Made a go around. Landed safely. Replaced flap position indicator.

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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