# Incident 20080208010159I: Boeing 757222, Omaha, NE, February 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2008, 11:08 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554UA-2023-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- Reported engine: PWA PW2040
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080208010159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N554UA, BOEING 757, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 4, WAS ENROUTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CA TO NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE, AFTER THE CREW RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING INDICATION IN THE REAR CARGO. THE FLIGHT WAAS APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA, WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED THE AFT AND FORWARD RED ANNUNCIATOR ON THE PEDESTAL. THEY IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGED THE FORWARD EXTINGUISHER AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCHARGED THE AFT EXTINGUISHER DURING THE APPROACH INTO OMAHA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A COMPANY MAINTENANCE BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE CARD IN THE AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED.

## Other reports on N554UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19930308008539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308008539I), Mar 8, 1993: Boeing 757222 (N554UA), Pittsburgh, PA. Oil quantity zero on NR2 engine. Shut engine down,diverted to Pittsburgh. Found metal chips in chip detector.

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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