# Incident 19990507015199I: Boeing 737322, Lincoln, NE, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 07:05 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330UA-2013-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM563C1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507015199I

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1999, N330UA, A B 737-322, OPERATED AS UNITED 309, INGESTED MULTIPLE BIRDS INTO THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE AT ROTATION ON RUNWAY 32, LINCOLN NE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 35L. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE N1, INLET AND FAN EXIT DUCTS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CORE OR TO THE AIRFRAM. THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE P/N CFM-56 (967-07C), S/N 724293-3C WAS REMOVED, AND S/N 723161-3C WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR AND ENGINE TEARDOWN ANALYSIS TO BE FORWARDED TO THE UALA CMO, WP29. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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