# Incident 19910827041549I: Boeing 737201, Indianapolis, IN, August 27, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N247US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247US-2006-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-201 (registry code 1384454, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737201
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827041549I

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS. NR2 COMPRESSOR SECTION HAD SEIZED.

## Other reports on N247US (1)

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

- [Incident 19890112007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112007069I), Jan 12, 1989: Boeing 737201 (N247US), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. System a hydraulic quantity dropped on takeoff. Continued to Buffalo. Had a crushed hydraulic supply 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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