# Incident 20040527014829I: Boeing 727223, Fort Wayne, IN, May 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2004, 06:01 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6833-2011-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527014829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/27/2004, AT 1101Z, KITTY HAWK FLIGHT #KHA761, A B-727-223, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6833, ENROUTE FROM FORT WAYNE IN (FWA) TO ATLANTA GA, REPORTED A POSSIBLE OPEN DOOR 40 MILES NORTH OF DAYTON OH. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FWA, LANDING AT 1113Z WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6833 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040527013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527013819I), May 27, 2004: Boeing 727223 (N6833), Atlanta, GA. (-23) On 5/27/04 at 0613CDT, a B-727-223, departed from fwa enroute to atl. During departure climb, the crew noticed a r/h main gear unsafe light illuminated…

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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