# Incident 20030316006259I: Boeing 767322, Indianapolis, IN, March 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N646UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767322
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316006259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNITED FLIGHT 239 FLYING FROM WASHINGTON DC TO SAN FRANCISCO MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN INDIANAPOLIS FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOCK SOLENOID HAD TURNED BROWN IN COLOR. THE SOLENOID WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTED.

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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