# Incident 20001117022579I: Boeing 727247, Wichita, KS, November 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2000, 22:55 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296WA-2006-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001117022579I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM CVG-TUS DIVERTED TO ICT DUE TO A FUEL TRANSFER PROBLEM. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  VIA RADIO PATCH WITH MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR, DETERMINED THAT THE CREW HAD FAILED TO INITIATE A FUEL TRANSFER.  CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.  CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N296WA (3)

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

- [Incident 19920709027589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709027589I), Jul 9, 1992: Boeing 727247 (N296WA), Covington - Cin, OH. NR1 main landing gear blew on landing rollout. Tires indicated brakes had locked up.
- [Incident 19890524012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890524012749I), May 24, 1989: Boeing 727247 (N296WA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. When aircraft pulled forward to remove nose chock 2 pins broke allowing left gear to collapse.
- [Incident 19830110002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830110002389I), Jan 10, 1983: Boeing 727 (N296WA), Houston, TX. Fire warning #2 engine. Smoke in cabin. Passengers deplaned on taxiway. No evidence of fire. Broken stage duct.

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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