# Incident 19990120011469I: Boeing 7372B7, Rochester, NY, January 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N282AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282AU-2002-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- People aboard: 55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120011469I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1999, A BOENG 737, N282AU, FLIGHT 2690, OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS,DEPARTED ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR ROCHESTER,NEW YORK. DURING THE LAST 30 MINUTES IF THE FLIGHT, WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT ROCHESTER, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF OIL INDICATION ON THE #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE. THE OIL GAUGE WENT FROM 3 1/4 GALLONS. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NOT LOOSING OIL PRESSURE. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THREE STUDS STRIPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ACCESSORY GEAR CASE. THE STUDS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVER-SIZEDSTUDS. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N282AU (4)

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

- [Incident 20001018016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001018016499I), Oct 18, 2000: Boeing 7372B7 (N282AU), Tampa, FL. (-23) On October 18, 2000, at 1405 EDT, a B-737-2B7, operated by usaa airlines, on take-off from Tampa International Airport, FL, the number 2 engine start…
- [Incident 19990223016319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990223016319I), Feb 23, 1999: Boeing 7372B7 (N282AU), Baltimore, MD. (-5) Aircraft enroute from mco to hfd experienced uncommanded roll to right at 33,000', mach .74. Followed procedures in qrm to gain control of aircraft and…
- [Incident 19910831046419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831046419I), Aug 31, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N282AU), Baltimore, MD. Engine kept stalling at different power settings. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19910213006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213006979I), Feb 13, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N282AU), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. NR1 engine compressor stall. Returned. Nose cone had separated from the gear case and was positioned in nose cowl.

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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