19991121034199I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757222 · Kansas City, MO · November 21, 1999

Date
November 21, 1999 · 19:40 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N521UA
Reported as
Boeing 757222

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 21, 1999, united airlines, flight 1273, a Boeing 757, was enroute from ord to den, and diverted to mci due to water compressor making a loug noise. A vibration was felt in the aft galley area, and there was no potable water pressure. No emergency was declared, and the pilot landed the aircraft at mci without further indicent. Inspection of the aircraft found the water service vale open. United maintenance closed the water valve and found no other discrepancies. With the water valve open the pump continued to run trying to build pressure, causing noise and vibration. The aircraft was returned to service. With this report, incident # CE2000IAC0004 is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 1999, UNITED AIRLINES, FLIGHT 1273, A BOEING 757, WAS ENROUTE FROM ORD TO DEN, AND DIVERTED TO MCI DUE TO WATER COMPRESSOR MAKING A LOUG NOISE. A VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA, AND THERE WAS NO POTABLE WATER PRESSURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INDICENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE WATER SERVICE VALE OPEN. UNITED MAINTENANCE CLOSED THE WATER VALVE AND FOUND NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES. WITH THE WATER VALVE OPEN THE PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN TRYING TO BUILD PRESSURE, CAUSING NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT # CE2000IAC0004 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.