# Incident 19961216043479I: Boeing 7372B7, Richmond, VA, December 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273AU-2003-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 113
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,825 total, 240 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216043479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 12-16-96, USAIR FLIGHT 2316, AT FLIGHT LEVEL 31.0' ENROUTE FROM BWI TO JAX EXPERIENCED A TURBINE FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON RUNWAY 34 AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AT 09:50 LOCAL. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING (108,000 LBS.). THE USAIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND A CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTORS WERE ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT. INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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