# Incident 20011214035289I: Boeing 727247, Salt Lake City, UT, December 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2001, 21:48 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829W-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (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 727247
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214035289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DELTA AIRLINES FLT 218 SLC-DFW. AT 500 FT AGL A CLAMP ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT FAILED ALLOWING PRESSURIZED HOT AIR INTO THE AFT CARGO BAY. SIMULATANEOUSLY THE AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE OCCURED IN THE COCKPIT AND AFT CABIN. THE AIRCREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WITHOUT EFFECT AS THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO SLC. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FULL STOP AND SHUTDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE L1 CHUTE. NO INJURIES TO THE AIRCREW AND PASSENGERS. NO FIRE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY PENDING EVALUATION OF THE CLAMP BY THE NTSB.

## Other reports on N2829W (1)

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

- [Incident 19910729035509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729035509I), Jul 29, 1991: Boeing 727247 (N2829W), Covington - Cin, OH. Loud squeal from forward entry door on climb. Returned. Replaced door seal.

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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