# Incident 19990408017879I: Boeing 727222, Kansas City, MO, April 8, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1999, 19:25 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7445U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7445U-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990408017879I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19941014039459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941014039459I), Oct 14, 1994: Boeing 727222 (N7445U), Buffalo, NY. Inboard trailing edge flaps fatled fully retract on climbout. Returned. Maintenance reset circuit breakers. Ops ok.
- [Incident 19910717036969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717036969I), Jul 17, 1991: Boeing 727222 (N7445U), New York, NY, Minor damage. Struck a stationary fuel truck while being directed by a marshaller into a gate.
- [Incident 19820419014639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820419014639I), Apr 19, 1982: Boeing 727222 (N7445U), Chicago, IL. Pilot aborted takeoff due to a loss of electrical power on an engine. Failed csd was replaced.
- [Incident 19810221011679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221011679I), Feb 21, 1981: Boeing 727222 (N7445U), Chicago, IL. After departure when flaps were retracted hydraulic pressure went to zero. Found leaking slat actuator.

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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