19990314016539I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-401 · Syracuse, NY · March 14, 1999

Date
March 14, 1999 · 18:51 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N411US
Reported as
Boeing 737401
People aboard
124
Fatal injuries
0

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 March 14, 1999, at 1851EDT a Boeing B-737-401, s/n 23880, N411US, registered to us airways inc., diverted to Syracuse airport, and landed on runway 10 after reporting engine problems while enroute from pittsburgh, PA. To wilkes-barre, PA. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel found the number one engine nose cowl anti-ice valve closed. Maintenance deferred the valve in accordance with the approved minimum equipment list 30-3B, control number 1496C26, then returned the aircraft to service. 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 pittsburgh international airport, pittsburgh, PA., at 1751EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON MARCH 14, 1999, AT 1851EDT A BOEING B-737-401, S/N 23880, N411US, REGISTERED TO US AIRWAYS INC., DIVERTED TO SYRACUSE AIRPORT, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AFTER REPORTING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE ENROUTE FROM PITTSBURGH, PA. TO WILKES-BARRE, PA. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE CLOSED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST 30-3B, CONTROL NUMBER 1496C26, THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. 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 PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PITTSBURGH, PA., AT 1751EST.