39.2976° N, 94.7139° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 1998 · 18:25 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N553AU
People aboard
123
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,289 total
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: aircraft diverted to mci when it was noticed that several screws were missing on a panel on the left hand engine, top pylon fairing. Aircraft landed without incident. Contract maintenance replaced 10 screws. Aircraft was returned to service. This incident, CE98IGO0035 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT SEVERAL SCREWS WERE MISSING ON A PANEL ON THE LEFT HAND ENGINE, TOP PYLON FAIRING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REPLACED 10 SCREWS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT, CE98IGO0035 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.