# Incident 20010513012979I: Boeing 7372Y5, Kansas City, MO, May 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2001, 22:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921WA-2004-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2Y5 (registry code 1384554, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2y5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372Y5
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513012979I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19990413018009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990413018009I), Apr 13, 1999: Boeing 7372Y5 (N921WA), Long Beach, CA. (-5) During climb capt. observed APU fire warning light illuminated. Executed memory items and discharged one bottle. Returned to Long Beach airport after…

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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