# Incident 19810831070109I: Boeing 7372H4, Harlingen, TX, August 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1981, 09:58 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Industrial
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54SW-2013-08-21) (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: 35
- 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/19810831070109I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND FAILED FILTER MODULE IN GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT.

## Other reports on N54SW (6)

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

- [Incident 20020807024969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807024969I), Aug 7, 2002: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 08/07/2002 ryan international flight #9201, N54SW a B737-200, shut down #1 (left) engine and declared an emergency diverting the aircraft to pit. The…
- [Incident 20010114000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010114000379I), Jan 14, 2001: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On jan 14, 2001, at 0605E a B-727, s/n 21535, registered as N54SW, and operating as ryna flight #2543, diverted into "pit" after the pilot noted a mach…
- [Incident 20000519032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519032579I), May 19, 2000: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Middletown, PA. (-23)Enroute from columbus, oh to atlantic city, NJ, @ 27000' cruise altitude, the f/o smelled a buring odor. The cap't stated he noticed a faint wisp of smoke…
- [Incident 19961023038379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023038379I), Oct 23, 1996: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 23, 1996, a Boeing 737, N54SW, operated by southwest airlines during push back operation for departure from Ontario International Airport…
- [Incident 19910824047809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824047809I), Aug 24, 1991: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Kansas City, MO. Encountered severe turbulence on descent. Injured two passengers and 2 flight attendants. Met by paramedics.
- [Incident 19821009060929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009060929I), Oct 9, 1982: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), San Antonio, TX. Aborted takeoff when crew observed excessive oil temperature and pressure on left engine. Ruptured fuel oil cooler.

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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