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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-251 · Harrisburg, PA · February 5, 2003

Date
February 5, 2003 · 14:36 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N501US
Reported as
Boeing 757251
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard
65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total2,700 in this make and model167 in the last 90 days

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) A/c in cruise, left engine oil quantity went to zero. Then left oil temperature moved through caution range to warning (red). Pilot performed precautionary shutdown and diverted flight to MDT (Harrisburg). Aircraft landed uneventfully and northwest maintenance control was contacted for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C IN CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. THEN LEFT OIL TEMPERATURE MOVED THROUGH CAUTION RANGE TO WARNING (RED). PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND DIVERTED FLIGHT TO MDT (HARRISBURG). AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND NORTHWEST MAINTENANCE CONTROL WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS.