19990909026629I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-17 · Reno, NV · September 9, 1999

Date
September 9, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N311AG
Reported as
Boeing 72717
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total3,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A/c departed sfo at toc (FL 370) a/c experienced power fluxiations of number 1 and 3 engines. Pilot declared an emergency and received clearance to rno. Fuel heat was applied. Aircraft landed at rno without further incident with all engines producing normal power. Aircraft had been pressure washed the day prior to flight. All tanks were sumped and tested negative for water. All engine fuel filters were removed, and found within tolerance. Engine number 1 and 3 epr reference lines were disconnected and purged of water vapor with nitrogen gas. Aircraft was test flown without further incident. Aircraft was returned to service. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C DEPARTED SFO AT TOC (FL 370) A/C EXPERIENCED POWER FLUXIATIONS OF NUMBER 1 AND 3 ENGINES. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO RNO. FUEL HEAT WAS APPLIED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RNO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH ALL ENGINES PRODUCING NORMAL POWER. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PRESSURE WASHED THE DAY PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ALL TANKS WERE SUMPED AND TESTED NEGATIVE FOR WATER. ALL ENGINE FUEL FILTERS WERE REMOVED, AND FOUND WITHIN TOLERANCE. ENGINE NUMBER 1 AND 3 EPR REFERENCE LINES WERE DISCONNECTED AND PURGED OF WATER VAPOR WITH NITROGEN GAS. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^