# Incident 19910303010409I: Fokker F28MK0100, Savannah, GA, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 14:57 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853US-2003-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- Reported engine: RROYCE SPEY55515
- People aboard: 107
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303010409I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLUCTUATED IN FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N853US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900822043139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822043139I), Aug 22, 1990: Fokker F28MK0100 (N853US), Buffalo, NY. Unsafe gear lights in up positions on climbout. Returned. Found main gear uplock snubbers flat.

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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