19990115008739I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737* · Fort Wayne, IN · January 15, 1999

Date: January 15, 1999 · 09:20 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N274US
Reported as: Boeing 737*
People aboard: 93
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,569 total2,717 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N274USRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2003 · Boeing 737-2B7S/N 22886 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBoeing 737-2B7 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-5) Usair flight 1177, B737, enroute from baltimore (bwi) to ord. At 31000', the pilot declared an emergency 25 miles s.e. of Fort Wayne, ind (fwa) at 15142OZ, due to fumes in the cabin. The a/c diverted to fwa and landed on runway 23 at 151433Z w/o incident. Twenty four passengers were examined, six (6) passengers were taken to Fort Wayne lutheran hospital. There were 93 persons on board, five (5) were crew. A thorough inspection did not reveal a cause of the fumes, and during the ferry flight, the situation could not be duplicated and it did not reoccur.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) USAIR FLIGHT 1177, B737, ENROUTE FROM BALTIMORE (BWI) TO ORD. AT 31000', THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 25 MILES S.E. OF FORT WAYNE, IND (FWA) AT 15142OZ, DUE TO FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE A/C DIVERTED TO FWA AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT 151433Z W/O INCIDENT. TWENTY FOUR PASSENGERS WERE EXAMINED, SIX (6) PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO FORT WAYNE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. THERE WERE 93 PERSONS ON BOARD, FIVE (5) WERE CREW. A THOROUGH INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL A CAUSE OF THE FUMES, AND DURING THE FERRY FLIGHT, THE SITUATION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND IT DID NOT REOCCUR.