# Incident 20031001029689I: Boeing 7272S2F, Indianapolis, IN, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003, 05:12 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N215FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7272S2F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001029689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE #5 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WITH ASSOCIATED BELL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO IND. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. THE FIRST OFFICER COMPLAINED OF BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN. AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES THE FIRST OFFICER COLLAPSED, AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL, AND WAS RELEASED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT IS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR.

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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