# Incident 19930224006709I: Boeing 737353, Chicago, IL, February 24, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1993, 06:08 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919UA-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737353
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,880 total, 1,493 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930224006709I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE TORCHED ON STARTING ENGINE. PASSENGERS YELLED FIRE. PASSENGERS TOOK CONTROL BY EVACUATING ON THEIR OWN.

## Other reports on N919UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20050808016269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808016269I), Aug 8, 2005: Boeing 737522 (N919UA), Omaha, NE. (-23) During climb after departing oma, both irs DC fail lights illuminated. Crew followed fm irregular procedures, lights remained on. Found battery voltage…

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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