# Incident 19990218011409I: Boeing 72722, Rochester, NY, February 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1999, 06:34 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N181FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181FE-2002-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990218011409I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999, A B-727-22, FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 1492 EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE NLG LIGHT STAYED RED, INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND RE-CYCLED THE GEAR. A "THREE GREEN" CONDITION WAS OBTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AREA. THE NLG AREA AND SYSTEMS WERE INSPECTED BY THE COMPANY MECHANIC AND NO DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND AS AIRCRAFT HAD A PREVIOUS NLG WASH, FROZEN WATER WAS SUSPECTED OF CAUSING AN INDICATION PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N181FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19901226062259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226062259I), Dec 26, 1990: Boeing 72722 (N181FE), Indianapolis, IN. NR2 engine failure after rotation. Returned. Landed safely.

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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