# Incident 19960908034239I: Boeing 737222, Wichita, KS, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 12:31 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9063U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9063U-1999-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,930 total, 519 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908034239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #514, BOEING 737, ENROUTE FROM WICHITA, KANSAS TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, RETURNED TO WICHITA DUE TO YAW DAMPER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED THE YAW DAMPER COUPLER AND ACCOMPLISHED MAIN LANDING GEARS STRUT EXTENSION CHECK. BOTH GEARS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. TAXI AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR DRAGGING BRAKES. ALSO CHECKED NOSE STEERING FOR PULLING DURING TAXI. TAXI CHECK WAS O.K. INSPECTED YAW DAMPER COUPLER BENCH PLUG FOR POSSIBLE BLUE WATER CONTAMINATION. NO DAMAGE FOUND IN BENCH PLUG WITH BLUE WATER CONTAMINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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