# Incident 19970711021879I: Boeing 7372B7, Kansas City, MO, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 18:21 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N283AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283AU-2003-09-04) (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: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711021879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 2160 DEPARTED MCI ENROUTE TO PIT ON 7-11-97. DURING CLIMB OUT, NUMBER 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH EGT AND LOW EPR. THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF THE SITUATION WHO CLEARED THEM TO RETURN TO MCI WHERE A NORMAL LAND WAS MADE. US AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROL. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT (CE97IGA0094) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N283AU (2)

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

- [Incident 19900423015289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423015289I), Apr 23, 1990: Boeing 7372B7 (N283AU), Syracuse, NY. Oil bypass light came on. Emergency landing with right engine shut down. Oil filter had carbon in it.
- [Incident 19890908066609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908066609I), Sep 8, 1989: Boeing 7372B7 (N283AU), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Struck powerlines 50 feet AGL on a back course LOC approach in area of heavy rain. Mistook ground lights for hirl.

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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