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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 75723N · Indianapolis, IN · November 17, 2004

Date: November 17, 2004 · 08:15 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: AMTA
Aircraft: N525AT
Reported as: Boeing 75723N
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211535E4
People aboard: 2
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) On 11/17/04 ata airlines, inc. (ata) flight 7275, aircraft registration number N525AT, a Boeing, B-757-23N aircraft performing a reposition flight with 2 pilots onboard, after takeoff from ind, left engine limiter light came on. About 15 minutes later the left eec light came on and the left engine generator dropped off line. Oil pressure dropped to 18 and the engine was failing. Flight crew shut down the left engine and ran all check lists. At 1315Z, 10 miles west of ind ata flight 7275 reported engine out. The aircraft returned to ind and landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/17/04 ATA AIRLINES, INC. (ATA) FLIGHT 7275, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N525AT, A BOEING, B-757-23N AIRCRAFT PERFORMING A REPOSITION FLIGHT WITH 2 PILOTS ONBOARD, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IND, LEFT ENGINE LIMITER LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE LEFT EEC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 18 AND THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND RAN ALL CHECK LISTS. AT 1315Z, 10 MILES WEST OF IND ATA FLIGHT 7275 REPORTED ENGINE OUT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.