# Incident 19890927055039I: Boeing 7372H4, St Louis, MO, September 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1989, 20:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- 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: N93SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93SW-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (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 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927055039I

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON NR2 ENGINE. RETURNED. GEAR BOX HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N93SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19910605024779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605024779I), Jun 5, 1991: Boeing 7372H4 (N93SW), San Antonio, TX. NR1 engine loss of RPM on takeoff roll. Aborted and shut engine down. Deplaned at gate. Failed turbine wheel.

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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