# Incident 19960305010559I: Boeing 737522, Billings, MT, March 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1996, 14:07 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903UA-2008-07-31) (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 737522
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305010559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 05, 1996, AT 2107Z, A B737, OWNED AND OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES EXPERIENCED A 5 UNIT SPLIT FLAP CONDITION, WHILE ON APPROACH TO BILLINGS LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND CLIMBED TO 10,000 FT. UAL SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WAS PATCHED IN AND AUTHORIZED A RESET OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE AIRCRAFT'S INDICATOR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BILLINGS, MT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BIG SKY AIRLINES MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE FLAP SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE WRITE UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. VFR TYPE FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N903UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20070605009399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070605009399I), Jun 5, 2007: Boeing 737522 (N903UA), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) Uala flight 521 enroute tulsa to Denver when first officer [privacy data omitted] complained of severe stomach cramps. Captain requested expedited…

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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