20011219038479I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7272M7 · Omaha, NE · December 19, 2001

Date: December 19, 2001 · 21:15 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: EISA
Aircraft: N725RW
Reported as: Boeing 7272M7
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard: 3
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) Express one flight 1430 returned to Omaha after departure. The pilot reported to maintenance that the number two engine had a compressor stall after takeoff, and they received an overheat indicator for the number two engine. The engine shut itself down. The crew declared an emergency and returned to Omaha. Contract maintenance found the number two spinner separated from the case and damage to the N1.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EXPRESS ONE FLIGHT 1430 RETURNED TO OMAHA AFTER DEPARTURE. THE PILOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THEY RECEIVED AN OVERHEAT INDICATOR FOR THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO OMAHA. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NUMBER TWO SPINNER SEPARATED FROM THE CASE AND DAMAGE TO THE N1.