# Incident 20000919029449I: Boeing 727227, Indianapolis, IN, September 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2000, 00:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N495FE-2014-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (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 727227
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919029449I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FIRST FLIGHT OUT OF B CHECK. VIBRATION EXPERIENCE AT 250 KTS.  THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION, WITH THE HANDLE UP ALL LIGHTS WERE OUT, STILL HAD THE VIBRATION.  AFTER EXTENSION FOR LANDING THE LEFT GEAR RED LIGHTS STAYED ON.  AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.  SUSPECTED THAT THE LEFT UPLOCK HOOK WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE UNLOCK POSITION AFTER MAINTENANCE.  THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE HOOK A VERIFIED  THAT IT WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION AFTER THE CHECK WAS PERFORMED.

## Other reports on N495FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19920611023319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611023319I), Jun 11, 1992: Boeing 727227 (N495FE), Albany, NY. NR1 smoke detector in main cargo area. Very slight smoke aroma. Landed safely. Replaced faulty smoke detector.

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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