39.9612° N, 82.9988° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 16, 1989 · 21:45 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N7370F
Reported as
Boeing 7372C0
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
71
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total6,000 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
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.
NR2 engine oil filter by-pass light came on. Piece of carbon was wedged into orifice of fitting on main oil filter.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BY-PASS LIGHT CAME ON. PIECE OF CARBON WAS WEDGED INTO ORIFICE OF FITTING ON MAIN OIL FILTER.