# Incident 19810523034049I: Boeing 737*, Houston, TX, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 11:49 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P H
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63SW-2004-04-27) (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: 58
- 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/19810523034049I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT LEFT ENGINE SECURED DUE TO FIRE ALARM. LANDED OK. INSPECTION FOUND NO FIRE SIGNS. REPLACED SYSTEM.

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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