19970130002919I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727231 · Omaha, NE · January 30, 1997

Date: January 30, 1997 · 20:37 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TWAA
Aircraft: N54341
Reported as: Boeing 727231
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard: 27
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Thursday, jan. 30, 1997, N54341, a Boeing 727-231, operated by trans world airlines, inc., as flight 260, experienced a sudden rollback of the number two engine N1 and N2 following takeoff from Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE. The flight crew returned to Omaha and an uneventful landing was made. Maintenance investigation revealed a failed fuel controller, mfg. P/n 378200, were removed and replaced. A ground power assurance run was conducted and the aircraft returned to service. An SDR is to be submitted to ACE-FSDO-05. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1997, N54341, A BOEING 727-231, OPERATED BY TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 260, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ROLLBACK OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE N1 AND N2 FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO OMAHA AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED FUEL CONTROLLER, MFG. P/N 378200, WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. A GROUND POWER ASSURANCE RUN WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN SDR IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO ACE-FSDO-05. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.