# Incident 19970207005559I: Boeing 767222, Kansas City, MO, February 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1997, 19:47 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601UA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-222 (registry code 1385122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767222
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7R4D
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207005559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #UAL18, AIRCRAFT #N601UA, DEPARTED LAX ENROUTE TO JFK ON 02/07/97. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 55 TO 30 PSI. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND ATC NOTIFIED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO DIVERT TO MCI WHERE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UNITED AIR LINES MECHANICS FROM CHICAGO AND DENVER WERE DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS DISCOVERED AROUND #2 ENGINE BREATHER COWL. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND THE GEAR BOX AND DE-OILER DEFECTIVE. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED ON #2 ENGINE WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0038) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N601UA (3)

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

- [Incident 19930804036689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930804036689I), Aug 4, 1993: Boeing 767222 (N601UA), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Smoke and pressurization problem on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found a bleed air system air supply duct.
- [Incident 19930108016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108016629I), Jan 8, 1993: Boeing 767222 (N601UA), Denver, CO. Captain made an unscheduled stop when first officer suffered a seizure. Taken to a local hospital.
- [Incident 19900116005699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116005699I), Jan 16, 1990: Boeing 767222 (N601UA), New York, NY. Fire in forward galley. Used extinguisher. Returned. Replaced both coffee makers.

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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