19891120060619I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-277 · Wichita, KS · November 20, 1989

Date
November 20, 1989
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Aircraft
N183AW
Reported as
Boeing 737277
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
133
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.

NR2 engine oil filter bypass light on. Diverted to Wichita. Light went out on approach. No malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

NR2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON. DIVERTED TO WICHITA. LIGHT WENT OUT ON APPROACH. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.