# Incident 19980701026349I: Boeing 727227, Indianapolis, IN, July 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1998, 22:49 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N484FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484FE-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (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 727227
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701026349I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE CREW STATED THAT THE SMOKE SMELLED OF A WOOD OR PAPER FIRE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE ODOR WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE COME FROM GROUND FIRES NEAR THE FLIGHT PATH DURING THE APPROACH.

## Other reports on N484FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20060727019039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727019039I), Jul 27, 2006: Boeing 727227 (N484FE), Louisville, KY. (-23) The pilot-in-command rejected a take-off during roll on runway 17L and was unable to maintain directional control and departed the left side of the…

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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