# Incident 19981113045439I: Boeing 7372B7, Albany, NY, November 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AU-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113045439I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 01. UPON REACHING APPROX. 100 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. APPROX. 13 BIRDS STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AND TWO INJESTED INTO THE LEFT ENGINE CAUSING A COMPRESSOR STALL, ALOUD BANG WAS HEARD IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW LEFT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND WENT AROUND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01. A BIRD STRIKE AND AN OVERWEIGHT LANDIDNG WAS WRITTEN UP IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG.

## Other reports on N285AU (3)

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

- [Incident 19920110003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110003809I), Jan 10, 1992: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. NR1 engine noise on takeoff. Aborted,discharged extinguishers. Uncontained turbine failure. Damaged fuselage.
- [Incident 19910418014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418014979I), Apr 18, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Vibration on descent. Stowed speed brakes and aircraft pitched down. Part of an elevator tab had broken at hinge.
- [Incident 19890118007249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118007249I), Jan 18, 1989: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Washington, DC. Lost pressurization at altitude. Oxygen masks deployed. Diverted to dulles. Replaced cabin pressure controller.

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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