# Incident 19981205042899I: Boeing 727222, Syracuse, NY, December 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1998, 12:59 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7443U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981205042899I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 5, 1998, AT 1259 EDT A BOEING 727-222, S/N 21897, N7443U, REGISTERED TO UNITED AIRLINES INC., DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED ON 3/4 GALLONS AT CRUISE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT, ENROUTE TO BOSTON, MA, DIVERTED AND LANDED IN SYRACUSE NEW YORK, ON RUNWAY 10. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWERPLANT P/N JT8D-15, S/N OFF 700045, S/N ON 700080, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-00-03, ENGINE RUN-UP OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, CO ON DECEMBER 5, 1998.THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7443U (3)

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

- [Accident 19960428014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428014539A), Apr 28, 1996: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Chicago, IL. Encountered known turbulence on descent for airport. Flight attendant thrown to floor broke tailbone. Seat light on (-23) during a descent into Chicago o'Hare…
- [Incident 19920612032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612032249I), Jun 12, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. After starting engines captain thought he had clearance to release brakes. Rolled onto tow bar. Tug not removed.
- [Incident 19920422024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422024099I), Apr 22, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Crew learned aft cargo door open after departure. Returned. Crew failed to notice warning light.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.