# Incident 19900109003979I: Boeing 727222, Pittsburgh, PA, January 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1990, 08:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7457U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457U-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 117
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900109003979I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. THIRTEENTH STAGE BLEED AIR FUEL HEATER LINE WAS BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N7457U (1)

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

- [Incident 19920109001229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920109001229I), Jan 9, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7457U), Memphis, TN. Crew started APU upon gate arrival it torched. Passenger screamed fire. Pilot ordered evacuation. No slides used.

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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