# Incident 19791025054289I: Boeing 737/, Houston, TX, October 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1979, 11:52 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWA
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737/
- People aboard: 115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025054289I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE TURBINE FAILED AT ROTATION.

## Other reports on N29SW (5)

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

- [Incident 19960617029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617029309I), Jun 17, 1996: Boeing 7372H4 (N29SW), Wichita Falls, TX. Narrative: emergency landing 6/17/96. Southwest airlines (swaa) N29SW 737-2H4 flt no.273, enroute from lubbock, TX. (Lbb) to dallas, TX (dal). Flight 273,…
- [Incident 19890611032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611032059I), Jun 11, 1989: Boeing 7372H4 (N29SW), San Antonio, TX. NR1 engine starter valve open warning after departure. Shut engine down. Returned. Warning due to faulty switch.
- [Incident 19801205085569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801205085569I), Dec 5, 1980: Boeing 737* (N29SW), Corpus Christi, TX. Za flght diverted due to overheated engine. Overheat sensing loop faulty.
- [Incident 19800220026839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220026839I), Feb 20, 1980: Boeing 737/ (N29SW), San Antonio, TX. Flight taxied out. Had fuel smell in cockpit. Taxied back to gate. Departed 13 minutes later.
- [Incident 19780525040359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525040359I), May 25, 1978: Boeing 737/ (N29SW), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Jetway stalled after craft had been cleared by ground crew to taxi. Wingtip struck jetway.

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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