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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767-231 · Lincoln, NE · June 24, 1997

Date: June 24, 1997 · 02:28 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TWAA
Aircraft: N605TW
Reported as: Boeing 767231
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N605TWRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2019 · Boeing 767-231S/N 22568 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBoeing 767-231 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D seriesTurbo-fan

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: the flight was cleared for block altitude FL 390-410. Approximately 60 NM west/southwest of Lincoln, NE VORTAC, the aircraft could not maintain the altitude because of compressor stalls on the left engine. The condition was alleviated at FL 386 after descending and the aircraft continued to its destination in new york. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR BLOCK ALTITUDE FL 390-410. APPROXIMATELY 60 NM WEST/SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN, NE VORTAC, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE ALTITUDE BECAUSE OF COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CONDITION WAS ALLEVIATED AT FL 386 AFTER DESCENDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION IN NEW YORK. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N605TW · 3

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

Incident 19870910062569ITakeoff Ground Roll · St Louis, MOCompressor stall on right engine on the takeoff roll. Found metal in tailpipe. Indicates internal damage.Sep 10, 1987 Incident 19850501021379INormal Cruise · New York, NYPassenger lost a part of finger while attempting to retract seat foot rest.May 1, 1985 Incident 19831102069159IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Francisco, CAOn push back from gate aircraft struck another parked aircraft. Tug driver and wing walker involved.Nov 2, 1983 · Minor damage