# Incident 19930213006269I: Boeing 757222, Grand Junction, CO, February 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.1094° N, 108.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1094&lon=-108.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213006269I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GENERATOR OFF LINE. ACRID ODOR. APU STARTED. DIVERTED TO GRAND JUCTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93IA027), Feb 14, 1993: Boeing 757-222 (N508UA), Grand Junction, CO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU), INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (IDG), RIGHT (SIDE) ENGINE INDICATOR AND CREW ALERT SYSTEM (EICAS), AND BUS TIE BAR (BTB).

## Other reports on N508UA (3)

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

- [Accident 20080113000352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080113000352A), Jan 13, 2008: Boeing 757222 (N508UA), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 13, 2008 at San Francisco International Airport, approximately 1932 hrs PST two aircraft backed into each other during push back. The united…
- [Incident 19990302016819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990302016819I), Mar 2, 1999: Boeing 757222 (N508UA), Detroit, MI. (-5)On March 2, 1999, while climbing in the vicinity of the carleton VOR, Michigan, 3 of the four flight attendants in the extreme aft portion of united…
- [Accident 19930802031169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930802031169A), Aug 2, 1993: Boeing 757222 (N508UA), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Assumed nose high attitude and dragged tail on runway.

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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