19900213007179I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-222 · Indianapolis, IN · February 13, 1990

Date: February 13, 1990 · 08:35 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N503UA
Reported as: Boeing 757222
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
People aboard: 50
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 in this make and model

N503UARegistered now · Boeing 757-222S/N 24624 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBoeing 757-222 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW2040Turbo-fan

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 NR1 engine on descent. Landed safely. Found a faulty fire detection loop.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE WARNING NR1 ENGINE ON DESCENT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND A FAULTY FIRE DETECTION LOOP.

Other reports on N503UA · 1

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

Accident 19960323007359ANormal Cruise · Taos, NM(.4)While in cruise flight at flight level 330, the flight encountered unforecasted and unexpected clear air turbulence. An elderly passenger who was in the aisle fell and struck her arm on a seat armrest. The seat belt sign was off. (-23) the flight…Mar 23, 1996