# Incident 20020811028029I: Doug DC983, Wichita, KS, August 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2002, 22:54 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZW0A
- 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: N9405T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9405T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811028029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT #AAL 3086 OPERATED BY TWA LLC, ENROUTE DEN-STL, DIVERTED INTO ICT DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWA MAINTENANCE CREW TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. RETURNED TO SERVICE AS PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9405T (1)

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

- [Incident 19990919027429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919027429I), Sep 19, 1999: Doug DC983 (N9405T), Wichita, KS, No damage. (-23) On t/o run into flock of birds returned to terminal damage: nose gear landing lite broken. Spring on nose landing gear door broken. #2 engine 2 fan…

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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