# Incident 20030214005729I: Boeing 72722C, Indianapolis, IN, February 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2003, 05:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107FE-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214005729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER GEAR RETRACTION CREW BECAME AWARE OF AN ACRID ODOR WHICH INTENSIFIED. SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER OF SMOLDERING WIRE BUNDLE. THE CREW WENT ON OXYGEN AND RETURNED TO IND. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR SOCK TOO DIRTY AND SMELLED OF DE-ICE FLUID. THE CARRIER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SDR.

## Other reports on N107FE (4)

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

- [Incident 19981205042239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981205042239I), Dec 5, 1998: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Rochester, MN. (-5) During climb #2 eng. Low oil/filter bypass light came on, #2 eng. Oil pressure dropped to zero, temp. Was within limits. The eng. Operated in this…
- [Incident 19850814044059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814044059I), Aug 14, 1985: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Peoria, IL. Aircrafts left main gear went off side of runway during rollout. Struck runway lights.
- [Incident 19811102082879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102082879I), Nov 2, 1981: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Houston, TX, Minor damage. During climbout a bird struck an engine. Oil pressure dropped. Pilot returned to Houston.
- [Incident 19811031082019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031082019I), Oct 31, 1981: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Number 3 engine stalled and overtemped on takeoff and was shutdown. Aircraft returned. Turbine had failed.

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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