# Incident 19971119038889I: Boeing 737291, Kansas City, MO, November 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1997, 09:46 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N986UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986UA-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- People aboard: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119038889I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UNITED AIR LINES FLIGHT #501 DEPARTED MCI EN-ROUTE TO DEN NOVEMBER 19, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 09:46 AM. DURING CLIMB-OUT THE AFT CARGO HATCH ANNUNCIATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER, CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS NOT LOST. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE CONDITION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO MCI WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. TWA MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE AND DISCOVERED THE HATCH RELEASE CABLE LODGED BETWEEN THE HATCH AND THE FORWARD LOCK ROLLER. THE RELEASE CABLE WAS CLEARED AND A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE HATCH WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MAINTENANCE AND DEPARTED MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0016) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N986UA (2)

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

- [Incident 19920708029239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708029239I), Jul 8, 1992: Boeing 737291 (N986UA), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe gear light on final,did a tower flyby. Visually checked down. Landed safely. Replaced down lock sensor.
- [Incident 19860918073649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860918073649I), Sep 18, 1986: Boeing 737291 (N986UA), Rapid City, SD. Due to poor visibility and lack of ramp lighting, aircraft taxied onto median. Gravel broke windows during powerout

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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