41.5340° N, 93.6631° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 1989 · 20:07 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N5662
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine vibration. Powered it back and landed safely. Engine was changed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE VIBRATION. POWERED IT BACK AND LANDED SAFELY. ENGINE WAS CHANGED.