# Incident 20010726020189I: Boeing 72725C, Pittsburgh, PA, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001, 17:12 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951UP-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-25C (registry code 138400H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72725C
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65154
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726020189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, PITTSBURGH AIRPORT, PA 07/26/01. AT 1712E, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE FLIGHT #5524, A B727, LANDED ON RUNWAY 10L AFTER THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #2 ENGINE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION CRUISE FLIGHT (FLIGHT LEVEL 270) IN LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS, WHEN THE CREW POWERED BACK THE #2 ENGINE, THE ENGINE VIBRATION WAS STILL OUT OF LIMITS ALSO THE ENGINE INDICATION ROLLED BACK BELOW FLIGHT IDLE PARAMETERS, SO THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.  PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN THE CREW NOTED A WHINING NOISE.  THE #2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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