# Incident 19801205085569I: Boeing 737*, Corpus Christi, TX, December 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1980, 16:12 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&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: 111
- 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/19801205085569I

## Narrative

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

ZA FLGHT DIVERTED DUE TO OVERHEATED ENGINE.  OVERHEAT SENSING LOOP FAULTY.

## 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 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 19791025054289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025054289I), Oct 25, 1979: Boeing 737/ (N29SW), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine turbine failed at rotation.
- [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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