# Incident 19890707042399I: Boeing 7373B7, Albany, NY, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515AU-2008-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707042399I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING IN NR1 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND DIVERTED TO ALBANY. NO FIRE. WIRE TO FIRE WARNING HARNESS WAS SHORTED.

## Other reports on N515AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19980807036249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807036249I), Aug 7, 1998: Boeing 7373B7 (N515AU), Altoona, PA, Minor damage. (-5)Aircraft encountered wake turbulence while climbing through 29,000 ft. at 10 miles behind a DC-10

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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