# Incident 20050728016599I: Boeing 727227, Oakland, CA, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 22:26 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490FE-2013-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728016599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 2000 FEET AGL ON FINAL APPROACH TO OAK, THE MOST AFT LIGHT IN THE MAIN-CARGO-SMOKE WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE BELL AND CORRESPONDING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDED AND ILLUMINATED. NO FUMES OR ODORS WERE NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND THE CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE CREW-ENTRY SIDE. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE #6 SMOKE DETECTOR AND THE ILLUMINATED LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED AND THE FIRE BELL WAS SILENCED. THE #6 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE AND THE SYSTEM OPERATION WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

## Other reports on N490FE (2)

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

- [Incident 19990624039709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990624039709I), Jun 24, 1999: Boeing 727227 (N490FE), Memphis, TN. On June 29, 1999, at 25,000 feet, federal express corporation aircraft #N490FE, enroute from mem-rdu, encountered a #4 cargo smoke deterction warning and fire…
- [Incident 19990617018929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617018929I), Jun 17, 1999: Boeing 727227 (N490FE), New Orleans, LA. (-5)*All aircraft times are as of 06-30-99 **all crew times are at fedex only. The captain stated that while climbing throught FL280, the #3 position main…

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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