# Incident 20001011026529I: Airbus A320232, Omaha, NE, October 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418UA-2025-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- Reported engine: IAE V2527A5
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011026529I

## Narrative

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

(-23)UNITED AITLINES FLIGHT 178, AN AIRBUS A-320-232, ON A FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES, CA, TO BOSTON, MA, DIVERTED INTO OMAHA, NE, AFTER THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAILED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370. THE CREW NOTICED A THRUST LOSS, A YAW, AND RECEIVED A NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAIL ECAM MESSAGE.  ALL READINGS WERE IN THE GREEN EXCEPT THE OIL PSI WHICH WAS AT ZERO.  CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE AT THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION.  COMPANY MECHANICS CHANGED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO THE FACTORY IN FRANCE FOR TEARDOWN.

## Other reports on N418UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20120421008669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421008669I), Apr 21, 2012: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (N418UA), Tampa, FL, No damage. Flight 6866-21 was approximately one hour into test flight when the flight crew noticed that neither autopilots (1 & 2) would stay engaged. When the autopilot…

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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