# Incident 19970122004229I: Boeing 737322, Omaha, NE, January 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1997, 10:33 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314UA-2012-02-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970122004229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 22, 1997, N314UA, A BOEING 737-300, DEPARTED DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, CO ENROUTE TO LAGUARDIA, NEW YORK, NY AS UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 1678. DURING CRUISE AT FL370 THE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT OMAHA, NE. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE MAIN OIL STRAINER BYPASS PIN POPPED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SCAVENGE PUMP #1 CHIP DETECTOR WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS. UNITED AIRLINES MECHANICS CHANGED THE ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N314UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19970125006919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125006919I), Jan 25, 1997: Boeing 737322 (N314UA), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: during powerup for takeoff, the aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway. Throttles were retarded to idle and then reverse thrust.…

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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