# Incident 19890215009159I: Boeing 737291, San Antonio, TX, February 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1989, 13:40 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980UA-2006-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (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 737291
- People aboard: 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215009159I

## Narrative

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

APU FIRE WARNING ON APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. REPLACED APU FIRE WARNING ELEMENT.

## Other reports on N980UA (3)

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

- [Accident 19970611015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611015669A), Jun 11, 1997: Boeing 737291 (N980UA), Albuquerque, NM. (.4) The airplane was descending through FL180 when the crew was advised of reported light to moderate turbulence in the area. The captain instructed…
- [Incident 19950209004069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209004069I), Feb 9, 1995: Boeing 737291 (N980UA), Wichita, KS. Narrative: united airline flight 356 enroute from Wichita, Kansas, to chicago, Illinois returned to Wichita because APU fire warning light illuminated ten…
- [Incident 19921228053899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921228053899I), Dec 28, 1992: Boeing 737291 (N980UA), Boise, ID, Minor damage. On push back had smoke in cabin. Returned to gate. Found burnt wiring on relay R803. Replaced relay and wiring.

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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