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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7374B7 · New York, NY · December 17, 1998

Date: December 17, 1998 · 17:06 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: La Guardia
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N779AU
Reported as: Boeing 7374B7

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On 12/17/98, at 1706 EDT a us air Boeing 737-400, s/n 24996, experienced an obnoxious odor in the aircraft cabin during cruise flight. They also experienced several inoperable flags on the #2 HSI, and #2 altitude indicator. The #2 irs light was also flickering, and the radar enroute to phl. The aircraft then landed at lga without an incident and taxied to gate. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no reported injuries. During the investigation, us air mechanics found #2 and #3 t.r.u. having evidence of an overheated condition and an odor. Both #2 and #3 t.r.u. were then removed and replaced along with #2 iru. They also removed and replaced the radar indicator panel. All systems were then operational check and the aircraft was then returned back to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON 12/17/98, AT 1706 EDT A US AIR BOEING 737-400, S/N 24996, EXPERIENCED AN OBNOXIOUS ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INOPERABLE FLAGS ON THE #2 HSI, AND #2 ALTITUDE INDICATOR. THE #2 IRS LIGHT WAS ALSO FLICKERING, AND THE RADAR ENROUTE TO PHL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED AT LGA WITHOUT AN INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, US AIR MECHANICS FOUND #2 AND #3 T.R.U. HAVING EVIDENCE OF AN OVERHEATED CONDITION AND AN ODOR. BOTH #2 AND #3 T.R.U. WERE THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED ALONG WITH #2 IRU. THEY ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RADAR INDICATOR PANEL. ALL SYSTEMS WERE THEN OPERATIONAL CHECK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.