32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 28, 1993 · 09:05 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N527UP
Reported as
Boeing 757222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2040
People aboard
139
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total1,600 in this make and model200 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.
Flames coming out of NR1 engine on takeoff. Aborted. Found broken meterin valve piston seal.
As the FAA filed it
FLAMES COMING OUT OF NR1 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FOUND BROKEN METERIN VALVE PISTON SEAL.