# Incident 20000129019959I: Boeing 727223, Fort Wayne, IN, January 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2000, 05:05 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6808-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000129019959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES SECTION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: ON DESCENT #3 BUS TIE BREAKER TRIPS - UNDEREXCITED LIGHT ILLUMINATED - #2 GEN FREQ & VOLTS NORMAL, ADDITIONALLY LOST ALL CAPTAIN FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WITH ESSENTIAL POWER SELECTED ON #3 GENERATOR. FO LOST ALL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS EVEN THOUGH #2 AC BUS POWERED AND LOST UPPER YAW DAMPER. MANUALLY PARALLELED AC BUS #2 WITH BUS TIE - THEN TR #2 CB TRIPPED AND FUEL TANK #2 AFT BOOST PUMP CB TRIPPED AND FUEL TANK #3 FWD BOOST PUMP CB TRIPS. ALL KHA ABNORMAL CHECKLIST COMPLETED!! CORRECTED ACTION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: COULD NOT DUPLICATE, OPS CHECK NORMAL I/A/W 727 MM CH 24-20-0.

## Other reports on N6808 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810622041639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622041639I), Jun 22, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N6808), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to aft cargo ajar light on. Recycled door and light went out.
- [Incident 19790603028999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603028999I), Jun 3, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N6808), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted due to suspected blown tires. Evacuated due to fire in wheel well area.

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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