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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-222 · Syracuse, NY · March 26, 2001

Date
March 26, 2001 · 15:29 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N560UA
Reported as
Boeing 757222
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

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)On Monday, March 26, 2001, a Boeing 757, N560UA, flight 1220 operated by united airlines, inc., during cruise flight to boston, MA, diverted and landed at Syracuse Hancock International Airport due to a smoke indication in the aft cabin. A landing was accomplished without incident. Fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries and the aircraft taxied to the gate without incident. The aircraft mechanic found glycol in the engine inlet of the left heat exchanger. They cleaned the inlet, performed an operational check of the system and could not duplicate the problem on the ground. The aircraft was released to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001, A BOEING 757, N560UA, FLIGHT 1220 OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, INC., DURING CRUISE FLIGHT TO BOSTON, MA, DIVERTED AND LANDED AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO A SMOKE INDICATION IN THE AFT CABIN. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC FOUND GLYCOL IN THE ENGINE INLET OF THE LEFT HEAT EXCHANGER. THEY CLEANED THE INLET, PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.