# Incident 19860129012759I: Boeing 737247, Phoenix, AZ, January 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1986, 12:37 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N236WA-2007-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129012759I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PULLING OFF TO SIDE OF TAXIWAY TO AWAIT IFR CLEARANCE, WINGTIP STRUCK A BLAST FENCE. NAVIGATION LENS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N236WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19900624040429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900624040429I), Jun 24, 1990: Boeing 737247 (N236WA), Rapid City, SD. Crew smelled odor of burning wire. Pilot made unscheduled landing at Rapid City.

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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