# Incident 19980608037449I: Boeing 737291, Omaha, NE, June 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1998, 19:48 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: N985UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985UA-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (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/19980608037449I

## Narrative

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

(-5)N985UA, A B-737-291, WAS ENROUTE DES MOINES, IA, TO DENVER, CO, WHEN THE CREW REPORTED THE NUMBER ONE COM WENT INOPERATIVE FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL.  THE COCKPIT TEMPERATURE WAS VERY WARM AND CABIN TEMPERATURE VERY COLD.  AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE, WHERE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE OUTLET DUCT HAD RUPTURED.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE VHF RECEIVER AND LEFT VHF CONTROL PANEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.  COMPANY MAINTENANCE LATER REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE NUMBER ONE GENERATOR AS A PRECAUTION.

## Other reports on N985UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19891031064239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891031064239I), Oct 31, 1989: Boeing 737291 (N985UA), Medford, OR. NR2 engine lost oil pressure. Shut down and landed. Changed main oil screen gasket and o ring.

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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