# Incident 19800303028239I: Boeing 7372H4, Dallas, TX, March 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24SW-1997-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- People aboard: 66
- 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/19800303028239I

## Narrative

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

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 19800210028789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210028789I), Feb 10, 1980: Boeing 7372H4 (N24SW), New Orleans, LA. On climbout, engine oil filter bypass light came on. Emergency declared and flight returned to msy.
- [Incident 19780201005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005159I), Feb 1, 1978: Boeing 737/ (N24SW), Houston, TX. Pilot made an uneventful landing after failure of the main hydraulic system. Found a hydraulic line cracked.

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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