# Incident 19941118046779I: Boeing 737291, Denver, CO, November 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1994, 08:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.2457° N, 93.3886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2457&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988UA-2004-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95IA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118046779I

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT OUTBOARD WHEEL AND TIRE AT ROTATION. FLEW TO DEN. FLYBY SHOWED WHEEL GONE. CAUSE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 FTW95IA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA049), Nov 18, 1994: Boeing B-737-200 (N988UA), Springfield, MO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF EITHER THE INBOARD OR THE OUTBOARD WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N988UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19920501019189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501019189I), May 1, 1992: Boeing 737291 (N988UA), Springfield, MO. Landed with unsafe gear light on. Landed safely. Found circuit breaker had popped. Reset the breaker.

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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