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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2Y5 · Kansas City, MO · May 13, 2001

Date
May 13, 2001 · 22:00 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Aircraft
N921WA
Reported as
Boeing 7372Y5
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
102
Fatal injuries
0

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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 may 13, 2001 at approximately 2200 hours, a frontier airlines B737-2Y5, flight 546, enroute from den to mdw, declared an emergency and diverted to mci, due to the shutdown of the #1 engine. Emergency fire and rescue were on standyby. During cruise, the #1 engine oil filter bypass light illuminated and would not extinguish. The crew followed directions in the qrh and performed an engine shutdown, and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed without incident. Contract maintenance personnel at mci performed an engine shutdown, and declared an emergency, the aircraft landed without incident. Contract maintenance personnel at mci performed troubleshooting procedures and discovered the #1 engine oil filter was clogged. After replacing the filter, maintenance personnel performed a breather pressure test, which checked good. The aircraft was returned to service. This report, incident number CE2001IAC0039 is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MAY 13, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS, A FRONTIER AIRLINES B737-2Y5, FLIGHT 546, ENROUTE FROM DEN TO MDW, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MCI, DUE TO THE SHUTDOWN OF THE #1 ENGINE. EMERGENCY FIRE AND RESCUE WERE ON STANDYBY. DURING CRUISE, THE #1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE CREW FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS IN THE QRH AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT MCI PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT MCI PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND DISCOVERED THE #1 ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS CLOGGED. AFTER REPLACING THE FILTER, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A BREATHER PRESSURE TEST, WHICH CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS REPORT, INCIDENT NUMBER CE2001IAC0039 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N921WA · 1

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