# Incident 20001222029259I: Boeing 727251, Detroit, MI, December 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201US-2004-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,420 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222029259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE GATE WITH THE APU RUNNING WITH BOTH PACKS ON, HAVING A HYDRAULIC LEAK AT THE PARKING BRAKE SHUT OFF VALVE REPAIRED, IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. UPON HYDRAULIC LINE REMOVAL, THE MECHANIC, APU INTAKE AND WHEEL WELL WERE SPRAYED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN OCCURRED, (APU HYDRAULIC FLUID INGESTION) AND THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT INITIATED A EVACUATION, DUE TO INSTANT HEAVY SMOKE. THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT INITIATE THE EVACUATION COMMAND. THE L1 DOOR WAS USED THROUGH THE JETWAY, BOTH OVER WING EXITS, R2 DOOR AND SLIDE WAS USED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRS WERE USED. PASSENGERS ACCUMULATED ON THE WINGS UNTIL NORTHWEST GROUND PERSONNEL PUT BELT LOADERS UP TO THE WINGS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO PASSENGERS, HOWEVER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DID GO TO A COMPANY MEDICAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

## Other reports on N201US (2)

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

- [Incident 19890322016579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322016579I), Mar 22, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N201US), Detroit, MI. Creaking sound and movement of second observers desk on climb. Structural problem considered but none found.
- [Incident 19870917061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917061939I), Sep 17, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Minneapolis, MN. During climbout the cockpit had smoke. Radar circuit breakr popped. Aircraft returned to airport. Rt caused smoke.

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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