# Incident 19910418014979I: Boeing 7372B7, Kansas City, MO, April 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AU-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418014979I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON DESCENT. STOWED SPEED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN. PART OF AN ELEVATOR TAB HAD BROKEN AT HINGE.

## Other reports on N285AU (3)

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

- [Incident 19981113045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113045439I), Nov 13, 1998: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft departed runway 01. Upon reaching approx. 100 ft AGL, the aircraft encountered a bird strike. Approx. 13 birds struck the aircraft and two…
- [Incident 19920110003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110003809I), Jan 10, 1992: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. NR1 engine noise on takeoff. Aborted,discharged extinguishers. Uncontained turbine failure. Damaged fuselage.
- [Incident 19890118007249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118007249I), Jan 18, 1989: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Washington, DC. Lost pressurization at altitude. Oxygen masks deployed. Diverted to dulles. Replaced cabin pressure controller.

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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