# Incident 20001221028309I: Boeing 727222, Wichita, KS, December 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2000, 13:28 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7267U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7267U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221028309I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FLIGHT 382 ENROUTE FROM LAS TO ORD EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ICT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND BURNED UP GASPER FAN.  DEFERRED AT PER THE MEL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N7267U (1)

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

- [Incident 20010803021989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010803021989I), Aug 3, 2001: Boeing 727222 (N7267U), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Both left MLG tires blew out on landing, damage to strut, strut door, flap inbd lft and #1 engine.

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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