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FAA incident report · Boeing 757-222 · Syracuse, NY · May 10, 1999

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Date
May 10, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N587UA
Reported as
Boeing 757222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard
90
Fatal injuries
0
N587UARegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2023 · Boeing 757-222S/N 26713 · Built 1993Airframe modelBoeing 757-222Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW2037(M)Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On may 10, 1999 at 1000 EST, a Boeing 757-222, s/n 26713, N587UA, registered to united airlines, inc., twenty minutes after takeoff in stabilized climb passing thru flight level 350 experienced a compressor stall in the right engine (#2) with associated noise and vibration. The fuel flow dropped to 600 lbs, pilots closed throttle, vibration stopped. The flight crew kept the engine in idle position, diverted and landed on runway 28 in Syracuse international airport, Syracuse, NY. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp withouth incident. Maintenance personnel found the number two engine exhaust tail pipe had small pieces of metal laying on the bottom of the tail pipe. Maintenance removed and replaced the engine, model number PW-2037, s/n off 726646, s/n on 726566, and shipped the original engine to overhaul facility. The aircraft was returned to service, with no defects noted at this time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at the newark, NJ airport, on may 10, 1999. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 10, 1999 AT 1000 EST, A BOEING 757-222, S/N 26713, N587UA, REGISTERED TO UNITED AIRLINES, INC., TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF IN STABILIZED CLIMB PASSING THRU FLIGHT LEVEL 350 EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE RIGHT ENGINE (#2) WITH ASSOCIATED NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO 600 LBS, PILOTS CLOSED THROTTLE, VIBRATION STOPPED. THE FLIGHT CREW KEPT THE ENGINE IN IDLE POSITION, DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 IN SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUTH INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE HAD SMALL PIECES OF METAL LAYING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL PIPE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE, MODEL NUMBER PW-2037, S/N OFF 726646, S/N ON 726566, AND SHIPPED THE ORIGINAL ENGINE TO OVERHAUL FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NEWARK, NJ AIRPORT, ON MAY 10, 1999. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.