Boeing 737-322 N344UA
27 October 1989 · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1989 at about 18:45 local time, a Boeing 737-322 registered N344UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. 40 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.0499, -103.4206
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-322
- Registration
- N344UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sioux Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90IA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Probable cause
THE INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RECIRCULATING FAN UNIT AND SEVERAL AIR DUCT TEMPERATURE LIMITING SENSORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FLT LEVEL 280, THE FLT CREW DETECTED AN ODOR AND SOME SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT & HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ACFT AND REPLACED SEVERAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND THE RECIRCULATING FAN ASSEMBLY. THESE ACTIONS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 21 Sep 1989 | Boeing 737-400 | Flushing, New York, United States | Usair | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Dec 1989 | Boeing 737-204 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1989 | Boeing 737-201 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1989 | Stinson 108-2 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Milbank, South Dakota, United States | Spiering, Eugene | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1989 | Cessna 170B | Kyle, South Dakota, United States | Buck, Randall J. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Cessna 182B | Philip, South Dakota, United States | Crummitt, Michael D., SR. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1989 | Piper PA-36-300 | Agar, South Dakota, United States | Brett Barber | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172I | Isabel, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |