# Incident 19990529014539I: Boeing 72761, Oklahoma City, OK, May 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1999, 17:35 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530KF-2005-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-61 (registry code 1384017, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-61) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72761
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 249 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529014539I

## Narrative

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

ON MANTENANCE FLIGHT FROM OKC ON MAY 29, 1999, A B727 REPORTED A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AT APPROXIMATELY 1735C. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO OKC., LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1755C. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. IN CONCLUSION, FOUND WINDOW HEAT POWER TERMINAL INSULATING BOOT OUT OF PLACE AND TERMINAL SHORTED TO A WASHER ON WINDOW RETAINING BOLT. NO DAMAGE TO WIRING OR TERMINAL NOTED. CLEANED ARCED AREA, NO MATERIAL LOSS NOTED, AND REATTACHED TERMINAL AND BOOT IAW BOEING SWPM 30-00. OP CHECKED WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM TWICE AND OPS CHECKS GOOD BOTH TIMES IAW B727 MM30-41-0.

## Other reports on N530KF (1)

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

- [Incident 19990617015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617015229I), Jun 17, 1999: Boeing 72761 (N530KF), Oklahoma City, OK. On June 17, 1999, at approximately 3:00 pm, the aircraft experienced a total loss of hydraulic pressure in the "a" system. The pilot declared an inflight…

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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