# Incident 19990428016069I: Boeing 72722C, Indianapolis, IN, April 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1999, 03:07 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428EX-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,987 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428016069I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/28/99, RYAN FLT 601 ENROUTE FROM IND TO TPA AT APPROX. 1000 FH AH. AFTER TAKE-OFF, NO. 2 ENGINE EPR BEGAN TO DROP-OFF, NO. 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION CAME ON.  PERFORMED ENG. FIRE CHECK LIST, 2 GEN AND 2 ENG. APPROACH CHECK LIST.  RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT IND.  NO 2 ENG. 13TH STAGE HIGH PRESS MANIFOLD DUCT BLEW OUT BREAKING BAY FIRE LOOP IN HALF.  LH FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGE.

## Other reports on N428EX (2)

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

- [Incident 19980315007559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315007559I), Mar 15, 1998: Boeing 72722C (N428EX), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: aircraft was in route from den to ind., at 06:45Z. The crew smelled smoke fumes in the cockpit and declared an emergency with ATC 150 miles west of…
- [Incident 19831015065819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015065819I), Oct 15, 1983: Boeing 72722C (N428EX), Pittsburgh, PA, Damage unknown. Generator tripped. Fire warning light. No 3 engine smoked. Chafed generator wire had arced, caused hole in oil line

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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