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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2H4 · Dallas, TX · March 3, 1980

Date: March 3, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Aircraft: N24SW
Reported as: Boeing 7372H4
People aboard: 66
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N24SWRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1997 · Boeing 737-2H4S/N 20925 Airframe modelBoeing 737-2H4

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.

During descent in turbulance, the yaw damper malfunctioned, was disconnected, and descent with auto pilot continued

As the FAA filed it

DURING DESCENT IN TURBULANCE, THE YAW DAMPER MALFUNCTIONED, WAS DISCONNECTED, AND DESCENT WITH AUTO PILOT CONTINUED

Other reports on N24SW · 2

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

Incident 19800210028789ITakeoff Ground Roll · New Orleans, LAOn climbout, engine oil filter bypass light came on. Emergency declared and flight returned to msy.Feb 10, 1980 Incident 19780201005159INormal Cruise · Houston, TXPilot made an uneventful landing after failure of the main hydraulic system. Found a hydraulic line cracked.Feb 1, 1978