# Incident 19990918028329I: Boeing 727222, Syracuse, NY, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 18:10 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N7282U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7282U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918028329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1999 AT 1810 EDT, A BOEING 727, N7282U, FLIGHT 1050, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, DURING PUSH-BACK FROM THE GATE AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AFT STAIRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MECHANICS FROM SYRACUSE DEFERRED THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE MECHANICS AT LAGUARDIA FOUND THE AFT STAIRS WARNING LIGHT SWITCH LOOSE.  THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7282U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790715020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020129I), Jul 15, 1979: Boeing 727222 (N7282U), Chicago, IL. Aircraft landed with hydraulic problem. Bulkhead fitting PN192 1972 in NR1 engine was leaking.

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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