43.1548° N, 77.6156° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N752US
Reported as
Boeing 727214
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7A
People aboard
37
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total150 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.
Fire warning NR3 engine. Aborted. Starter cables scorched and debris in bypass case. During tow hit vehicle.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE WARNING NR3 ENGINE. ABORTED. STARTER CABLES SCORCHED AND DEBRIS IN BYPASS CASE. DURING TOW HIT VEHICLE.