37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1996 · 12:38 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N992UA
Reported as
Boeing 737291
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,197 total2,891 in this make and model76 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.
Narrative: united airline flight 432 en-route from Wichita, Kansas to chicago, Illinois returned to Wichita due to flap problem. Aircraft landed without incident at 1837Z. Crew reports flaps would not retract past one unit. Flaps indicator replaced, operated flaps system operational check good per sfolm koreny.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UNITED AIRLINE FLIGHT 432 EN-ROUTE FROM WICHITA, KANSAS TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS RETURNED TO WICHITA DUE TO FLAP PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1837Z. CREW REPORTS FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST ONE UNIT. FLAPS INDICATOR REPLACED, OPERATED FLAPS SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD PER SFOLM KORENY.