# Incident 19900122063709I: Boeing 7373B7, Indianapolis, IN, January 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1990, 08:41 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505AU-2010-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900122063709I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION OF TAIL CONTROL SURFACE. RETURNED. ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HAD SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED PREVIOUS DAY.

## Other reports on N505AU (2)

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

- [Incident 20000315015589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000315015589I), Mar 15, 2000: Boeing 7373B7 (N505AU), Tampa, FL. (.23) On March 15, 2000, at 0630 EST, a Boeing 737-300, operated by us air, flight 220, had the right, number two engine torch on engine start and a flight…
- [Incident 19910121000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121000949I), Jan 21, 1991: Boeing 7373B7 (N505AU), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft damaged by truck which was toppled by a jet blast from another aircraft. Damage to exit door and fuselage.

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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