# Incident 19890219022689I: Doug DC833, Syracuse, NY, February 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1989, 08:55 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717UA-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-33 (registry code 3021912, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER (registry code 52037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC833
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C1
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219022689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMB. SECURED AND MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. ENGINE HAD TURBINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N717UA (2)

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

- [Incident 19810825060959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825060959I), Aug 25, 1981: Doug DC833 (N717UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lineman failed to close door on fuel truck during fueling operation. Door damaged airplane engine nacelle.
- [Incident 19790111001149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001149I), Jan 11, 1979: Doug DC833 (N717UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck a light pole during taxi.

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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