# Incident 19991129033459I: Boeing 727251, Kansas City, MO, November 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1999, 06:51 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N297US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297US-2004-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (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 727251
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991129033459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT 938, A BOEING 727-251, WAS ENROUTE FROM MCI TO MEM, WHEN SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED.  AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  NO FIRE WAS DETECTED BY FLIGHT CREW.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE, 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT CLAMP BROKEN.  NORTHWEST MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BROKEN CLAMP.  FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ENCLOSING COWLS REVEALED NO FURTHER DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE2000IAC0005 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N297US (4)

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

- [Incident 19951001036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001036709I), Oct 1, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: jetway was operated beyond the swing limits causing limit switch to trip disabling jetway in a position which did not afford wing clearance. The…
- [Incident 19900807043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807043199I), Aug 7, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Las Vegas, NV. NR3 engine fire warning. Secured and returned. Insulation around wires at cannon plug melted.
- [Incident 19890502019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502019819I), May 2, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Las Vegas, NV. Unable to retract right main gear on climbout. Returned after dumping fuel. Landing gear safety pin was in place.
- [Incident 19870602080319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602080319I), Jun 2, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N297US), Casper, WY. Trainee radar controller allowed two aircraft to have less than standard separation. Primary computer was down.

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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