# Incident 19901127056889I: Boeing 737222, Indianapolis, IN, November 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N9008U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008U-1998-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127056889I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DESCENT INTO AIRPORT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LIGHTNING STRIKE. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED THE RADOME.

## Other reports on N9008U (4)

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

- [Incident 19951203044009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951203044009I), Dec 3, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 12/03/95, UAL704 had flap problems and landed at mci at 1750 LCL, without incident. Investigation revealed the left flap asymmetry transmitter…
- [Incident 19910203008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203008809I), Feb 3, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. A system failed on final approach. Lost nose wheel steering on rollout. Main gear isolation valve housing cracked.
- [Incident 19800219026929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219026929I), Feb 19, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Chicago, IL. Flight returned to O'Hare because of a cracked pilot's windshield.
- [Incident 19800127019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127019319I), Jan 27, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9008U), Minneapolis, MN. Aircraft had a hydraulic "a" system failure & aborted takeoff. Rupture found hydraulic flexible pressure line.

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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