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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737/ · Atlanta, GA · November 14, 1978

Date
November 14, 1978 · 21:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7384F
Reported as
Boeing 737/
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine quit and caught fire after takeoff. Suspect burner can shifted or fuel nozzle malfunctioned.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECT BURNER CAN SHIFTED OR FUEL NOZZLE MALFUNCTIONED.