# Incident 19981205042239I: Boeing 72722C, Rochester, MN, December 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1998, 06:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107FE-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981205042239I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DURING CLIMB #2 ENG. LOW OIL/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON, #2 ENG. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, TEMP. WAS WITHIN LIMITS. THE ENG. OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION FOR APPROX. 5 MIN. ENG. WAS SHUTDOWN I.A.W. RED TABS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT RST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS IN POSITION AT THE RUNWAY. MAINT. DETERMINED THAT THE #2 ENG. OIL PUMP HAD FAILED. #2 ENG. WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N107FE (4)

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

- [Incident 20030214005729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214005729I), Feb 14, 2003: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) After gear retraction crew became aware of an acrid odor which intensified. Smelled like burning rubber of smoldering wire bundle. The crew went on…
- [Incident 19850814044059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814044059I), Aug 14, 1985: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Peoria, IL. Aircrafts left main gear went off side of runway during rollout. Struck runway lights.
- [Incident 19811102082879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102082879I), Nov 2, 1981: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Houston, TX, Minor damage. During climbout a bird struck an engine. Oil pressure dropped. Pilot returned to Houston.
- [Incident 19811031082019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031082019I), Oct 31, 1981: Boeing 72722C (N107FE), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Number 3 engine stalled and overtemped on takeoff and was shutdown. Aircraft returned. Turbine had failed.

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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