# Incident 20030504007909I: Boeing 757225, Las Vegas, NV, May 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2003, 22:32 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915AW-2011-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-225 (registry code 1384959, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757225
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211535E4
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030504007909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICA WEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 879 FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LAS VEGAS MCCLELLAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS DESCENDING WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 FEET. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. AMERICA WEST AIRLINES LINE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE'S LOWER POWER CONDITIONING CONTROLLER HAD FAILED AND THE BACKUP FAILED TO TAKE OVER. SINCE THESE CONTROLLERS CONTROL THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PART WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N915AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19970929035539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929035539I), Sep 29, 1997: Boeing 757225 (N915AW), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: crew reported that ATC had advised them that there was smoke coming from the left engine just after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the…

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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