# Incident 20010524013829I: Boeing 727233, Middletown, PA, May 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2001, 06:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277FE-2015-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-233 (registry code 138408A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727233
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010524013829I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 24, 2001, FEDEX FLIGHT 1503, A BOEING 727-233, LANDED WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE CARGO WAS BEING OFFLOADED AND THE FLIGHT CREW LEFT THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS CALLED TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE AFT FUSELAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE ADJACENT TO THE REAR AIR STAIR DOOR.  THE MECHANICS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH RAMP FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.  CRASH RESCUE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED.  THE FIRE WAS OUT PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE TRUCKS.

## Other reports on N277FE (3)

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

- [Incident 20030731018239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731018239I), Jul 31, 2003: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2003, a Boeing 727 collided with an extended bridge of a stationary stair. The marshaller guided the aircraft onto gate 452. The damage to…
- [Incident 20030123006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030123006009I), Jan 23, 2003: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/23/03 fedex flight 1724 was being pushed back from the gate. The initial push back turn was started to the wrong direction for departure. During…
- [Accident 20011120034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120034499A), Nov 20, 2001: Boeing 727233 (N277FE), Memphis, TN, No damage. (-23) Pilot statement: at 2000 MSL while turning final we encountered a flock of 20+/- large birds. Aircraft was clean configuration and 250 KTS just about on…

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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