19901101058709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3B7 · San Francisco, CA · November 1, 1990

Date
November 1, 1990 · 07:30 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N510AU
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Vibration and fire warning on NR2 engine. Diverted for landing. Complete turbine failure.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION AND FIRE WARNING ON NR2 ENGINE. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. COMPLETE TURBINE FAILURE.