# Incident 19990622018839I: Boeing 737322, Scottsbluff, NE, June 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1999, 21:15 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: William B Heilig Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312UA-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622018839I

## Narrative

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

(-5)N312UA, B737M ENROUTE MINNEAPOLIS, MN, TO DENVER, CO, DIVERTED TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NE, DUE TO REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. COMPANY MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT SCOTTSBLUFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DENVER, CO.  MECHANICS IN DENVER REPLACED SOME COMPONENTS AS PRECAUTIONARY AND PERFOMED FURTHER CHECKS ON WIRING.  UALA MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE.   THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N312UA (3)

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

- [Incident 20010528012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528012229I), May 28, 2001: Boeing 737322 (N312UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) As Chicago o'Hare flight standards district office inspector on duty , responded to request from great lakes regional duty office to investigateincident…
- [Incident 19890915051909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915051909I), Sep 15, 1989: Boeing 737322 (N312UA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. NR2 engine lost power on takeoff. Returned. Bolts that hold input shaft bearing housing were missing.
- [Incident 19880224010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880224010709I), Feb 24, 1988: Boeing 737322 (N312UA), Kansas City, MO. Nose gear red light on and no green light. Landed safely. Checked nose gear and installed nose gear lock.

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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