# Incident 19980207006679I: Boeing 737291, Omaha, NE, February 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1998, 21:25 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982UA-2004-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980207006679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02/07/98, UALA FLIGHT 1181, A BOEING 737-500, ENROUTE MINNEAPOLIS, MN TO DENVER, CO DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE GALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GALLEY CB HAD POPPED AND THE AFT GALLEY RIGHT SIDE COFFEE MAKER HAD A BURNED HEATING ELEMENT. THE CREW USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE AREA, COLLARED THE CB AND DEFERRED THE COFFEE MAKER AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N982UA (3)

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

- [Incident 19990224030329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990224030329I), Feb 24, 1999: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. (-23) ATC report - aircraft reported severe vibration and declared an emergency. Aircraft diverted to Cleveland and landed without further incident. See…
- [Incident 19931231050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231050809I), Dec 31, 1993: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. NR4 tire recap failed on takeoff. Returned. Nr 3 tires sidewall failed on rollout.
- [Incident 19891213064559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891213064559I), Dec 13, 1989: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. On final approach, struck a flock of birds. Landed without incident.

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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