# Incident 19990510017349I: Boeing 757222, Syracuse, NY, May 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587UA-2023-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037(M) (registry code 51511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990510017349I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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