# Incident 20030921031749I: Boeing 767222, Syracuse, NY, September 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2003, 14:38 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615UA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-222 (registry code 1385122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767222
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7R4D
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921031749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/21/03 AT 1438 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, UNITED FLIGHT #4, A B767-222, N615UA, SERIAL #21876, ENROUTE FROM LAX TO JFK DIVERTED TO SYR (SYRACUSE, NY) DUE TO A HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON THE #1 ENGINE (PWJ79-A7R4). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AND TAXIED TO THE NORTH DE-ICE PAD. THE WRITE-UP STATED "IN CRUISE THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT INTO AMBER BAND AND READ 61 (MAX 68) ON APPROACH WITH IDLE ON LEFT ENGINE IT ALSO WENT INTO AMBER. AFTER LANDING WENT BACK TO GREEN. FIRE MARSHAL SAID HE SAW FLAMES AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THEY EXTINGUISHED IT WITH FOAM." 95 SOULS WERE ON BOARD, 2 FLT CREW, 5-CABIN CREW AND 88 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AND EVACUATED USING A SET OF AIR STAIRS WITH NO INJURIES. UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE IS REPLACING THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N615UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19860203003509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860203003509I), Feb 3, 1986: Boeing 767222 (N615UA), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Oil filter light, fire warning left engine, bottles discharged. Safe diversion. Fire damage, angle gear box failed.

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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