# Incident 19990119011849I: Boeing 737291, Rochester, NY, January 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1999
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991UA-2003-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119011849I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 19, 1999, A BOEING 737, N991UA, FLIGHT 1108, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, DEPARTED BUFFALO AIRPORT FOR ROCHESTER NY. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 7000 FEET, BETWEEN BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED AN APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE FIRE EXTENGUISHER WAS USED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A DISCREPANCY WITH THE FIRE LOOP SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE APU COMPARTMENT. THE APU CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. THE APU WAS DEFERRED INOPERATIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N991UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19961026042299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026042299I), Oct 26, 1996: Boeing 737291 (N991UA), Billings, MT. Loud thumping on takeoff roll. Aborted. Flames tailpipe NR2 engine. Compressor stall due loose nose cone. Replaced.

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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