# Incident 20000121003159I: Boeing 757223, Lincoln, NE, January 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2000, 00:57 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211535*
- People aboard: 125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121003159I

## Narrative

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

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 159, B-757, ON FLIGHT FROM NEWARK, NJ, TO LOS ANGELES, CA, DIVERTED INTO LINCOLN, NE, DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE NUMBER TWO ROLLS ROYCE RB211-535 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY.  MAINTENANCE INDICATED THE RADIAL DRIVE STEADY BEARING FAILED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N686AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940127023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127023039I), Jan 27, 1994: Boeing 757223 (N686AA), Washington, DC. Narrative: Ms. Carolyn delaine alexander was a passenger aboard American airlines flight 374 a Boeing 757, enroute from dfw to dca on 01-27-94. Because of…

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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