# Incident 19891030055479I: Boeing 7572S7, Santa Ana, CA, October 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1989, 07:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902AW-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-2S7 (registry code 1384962, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2s7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7572S7
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211535E437
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891030055479I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT. RIGHT ENGINE EGT RED LINED. RETURNED AND LANDED. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N902AW (5)

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

- [Incident 19990713025889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713025889I), Jul 13, 1999: Boeing 7572S7 (N902AW), Columbus, OH. Flight crew reported that the left hand hyd. Qty. Dropped to .11. Awxa maintenance found the lft. Engine driven pump case drain quick disconnect backed off at…
- [Accident 19970302001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970302001939A), Mar 2, 1997: Boeing 7572S7 (N902AW), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft was taxiing inbound on ramp to gate, tail struck a pedestrian bridge.
- [Incident 19920720034309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720034309I), Jul 20, 1992: Boeing 7572S7 (N902AW), Newark, NJ. Woman passenger was observed exiting lavatory on two occasions followed by a trail of smoke. Police met aircraft.
- [Incident 19920115016369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115016369I), Jan 15, 1992: Boeing 7572S7 (N902AW), Wichita, KS. Passenger became unruly and threatening. Unscheduled landing at Wichita. Passenger taken under custody by police.
- [Accident 19891106044619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044619A), Nov 6, 1989: Boeing 757200 (N902AW), Phoenix, AZ. Aircraft nose wheel rolled over ground crewmans legs on push back. Crewman was passing under aircraft and fell.

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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