# Incident 19900213007179I: Boeing 757222, Indianapolis, IN, February 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1990, 08:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N503UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900213007179I

## Narrative

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

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 19960323007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323007359A), Mar 23, 1996: Boeing 757222 (N503UA), 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…

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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