# Incident 19961026042299I: Boeing 737291, Billings, MT, October 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1996, 09:52 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N991UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991UA-2003-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 110
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026042299I

## Narrative

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

LOUD THUMPING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. FLAMES TAILPIPE NR2 ENGINE. COMPRESSOR STALL DUE LOOSE NOSE CONE. REPLACED.

## Other reports on N991UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990119011849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119011849I), Jan 19, 1999: Boeing 737291 (N991UA), Rochester, NY. On January 19, 1999, a Boeing 737, N991UA, flight 1108, operated by united airlines, departed buffalo airport for Rochester NY. During level flight at 7000…

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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