# Incident 19860118004039I: Boeing 737222, St Louis, MO, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 12:04 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9038U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9038U-1999-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118004039I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DIVERTED. OIL LINE FITTING HAD BACKED OUT OF OIL FILTER.

## Other reports on N9038U (1)

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

- [Incident 19961118042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961118042169I), Nov 18, 1996: Boeing 737222 (N9038U), Grand Rapids, MI. NR2 engine fire warning and smoke. Evacuated after landing. Slides 1L and 2L failed. Passenger attendant injuries. (-23) uala acft N9038U, B-737-222, on short…

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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