33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 1993 · 10:18 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N515UA
Reported as
Boeing 757222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard
194
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,198 total2,650 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 engine problem after takeoff from santa ana. Diverted to newport beach. Rear turbine blade section blew.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SANTA ANA.DIVERTED TO NEWPORT BEACH.REAR TURBINE BLADE SECTION BLEW.