# Incident 19891212060069I: Boeing 7372E3A, Portland, OR, December 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1989, 17:12 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138AW-2007-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2E3A (registry code 138448Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2e3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372E3A
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212060069I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ON. CLEANED OIL FROM FIRE LOOP CONNECTORS. RESUMED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N138AW (3)

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

- [Incident 19920420014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920420014379I), Apr 20, 1992: Boeing 7372E3A (N138AW), Wichita, KS. Pilot diverted to Wichita with medical emergency onboard. Nature of medical assistance was possible heart attack.
- [Incident 19900909064999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909064999I), Sep 9, 1990: Boeing 7372E3A (N138AW), Portland, OR. Pilot reported 2 ultralight aircraft converged across his departure path. Descended to avoid and passed below them.
- [Incident 19870426016139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426016139I), Apr 26, 1987: Boeing 7372E3A (N138AW), Wichita, KS. Diverted with loss of oil pressure, quantity in engine. No leaks visible. Engine replaced.

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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