19790719022219I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2H4 · Fresno, CA · July 19, 1979

Date
July 19, 1979 · 11:10 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ACL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73717
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79IA034
Reported as
Boeing 7372H4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
100
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,918 total2,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Probably ovearheated brakes caused tire to explode. Brake line burst, fluid ignited, engine quit.

As the FAA filed it

PROBABLY OVEARHEATED BRAKES CAUSED TIRE TO EXPLODE. BRAKE LINE BURST, FLUID IGNITED, ENGINE QUIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N73717 · 2

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