# Incident 19960612030419I: Boeing 757222, Portland, OR, June 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1996, 08:55 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504UA-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- Reported engine: PWA PW2040
- People aboard: 181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960612030419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW REPORTED AFTER T/O THEY HEARD A LOUD POP. AT THAT TIME LEFT ENGINE EGT WENT INTO CAUTION AREA. PULLED LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND EGT CONTINUED INCREASING. SHUTDOWN LEFT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO PDX WITHOUT INCIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED METAL IN TAILPIPE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N504UA (2)

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

- [Accident 20030421008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030421008169A), Apr 21, 2003: Boeing 757222 (N504UA), Lithonia, GA. (-23) Flight encountered moderate turbulence at FL 290 over Lithonia, GA. Two flight attendants were injured; one received a broken leg. No other injuries…
- [Incident 20000914029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914029489I), Sep 14, 2000: Boeing 757222 (N504UA), Des Moines, IA. (-23)During the approach to the Des Moines airport, after the flaps and landing geat were entended, the crew observed an information light from the aircraft…

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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