19990408017879I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-222 · Kansas City, MO · April 8, 1999

Date
April 8, 1999 · 19:25 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N7445U
Reported as
Boeing 727222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
39
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 4-08-99 at 1931 central time, united airlines flight #1066, a Boeing 727-222A, reported fluid leaking out of the #2 engine after engine start. United airlines maintenance controllers thompson and doyle contacted trans world airlines for contract maintenance support. Trans world airlines opened the cowling and found fuel leaking from the fuel filter bottom cover assembly. A fuel filter cover (manufacture p/n 208727-1, twa p/n 762523) was borrowed from twa. Twa mechanic sadd license #515622256 replaced and safety the #2 engine fuel filter cover. The engine was run and no leaks were noted. The aircraft was dispatched to denver at 2137 central time with a 2 hour and 6 minute delay. No further incidents were reported. Incident #CE99IAC0046 is considered closed with this report. Ptrs entry made #CE059907687. Message was left informing united airlines pmi.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON 4-08-99 AT 1931 CENTRAL TIME, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #1066, A BOEING 727-222A, REPORTED FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE #2 ENGINE AFTER ENGINE START. UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE CONTROLLERS THOMPSON AND DOYLE CONTACTED TRANS WORLD AIRLINES FOR CONTRACT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES OPENED THE COWLING AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILTER BOTTOM COVER ASSEMBLY. A FUEL FILTER COVER (MANUFACTURE P/N 208727-1, TWA P/N 762523) WAS BORROWED FROM TWA. TWA MECHANIC SADD LICENSE #515622256 REPLACED AND SAFETY THE #2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER COVER. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED TO DENVER AT 2137 CENTRAL TIME WITH A 2 HOUR AND 6 MINUTE DELAY. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED. INCIDENT #CE99IAC0046 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. PTRS ENTRY MADE #CE059907687. MESSAGE WAS LEFT INFORMING UNITED AIRLINES PMI.

Other reports on N7445U · 4

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