# Incident 19990126010429I: Boeing 727224, Kansas City, MO, January 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1999, 00:36 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69740-2011-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (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 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990126010429I

## Narrative

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

ON 01/26/99, KITTY HAWK AIR CARGO (GAIA) FLIGHT #1711 ORIGINATING FROM EL PASO, TX (ELP) EN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL (MDI) #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY FELL TO ZERO IN-FLIGHT. ENGINE WINDMILLED IN FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AT 10 PSI OIL PRESSURE AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. AT MCI, KITTY HAWK MECHANIC, MICHAEL D. MURRAY, A&P CERTIFICATE 498609993 DISCOVERED THE #2 ENGINE FORWARD FUEL-OIL PRESSURE LINE LOOSE AND MISSING SAFETY WIRE SECURITY. HE TIGHTENED AND SAFTIED THIS LINE. HE SERVICED #2 ENGINE WITH 20 QUARTS OF OIL AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, KITTY HAWK AIR CARGO, INC. HAS FILED A VOLUNTARY SELF DISCLOSURE #99SW070049 WITH THE DALLAS CERTIFICATE HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE (CHDO) ON 01/26/99. AS PART OF THIS VOLUNTARY SELF DISCLOSURE, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED BY THE COMPANY. THIS INCIDENT #CE99IAC0031 IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N69740 (3)

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

- [Incident 20001219027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219027959I), Dec 19, 2000: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Windsor Locks, CT. (-23) On December 16, 2000, at approx. 14:00 hours, kitty hawk aircargo inc's 727, N6970 arrived at Bradley International Airport where it remained until it's…
- [Incident 19990728032009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728032009I), Jul 28, 1999: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Toledo, OH. (-23) After take-off from tol enroute to atl, the flight crew received a windshear, stall warning, indications in loss of airspeed, and an altimeter "no…
- [Incident 19810711090219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711090219I), Jul 11, 1981: Boeing 727224 (N69740), Houston, TX. Flap indicator did not show retracted on takeoff. Returned. Replaced 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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