# Incident 19870224010409I: Boeing 7373H4, Houston, TX, February 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1987, 07:58 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313SW-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870224010409I

## Narrative

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

FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS TAXIING INTO GATE. DAMAGE TO FLAP AND FLAP TRACK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N313SW (3)

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

- [Incident 19990819025769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819025769I), Aug 19, 1999: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Southwest customer service employee[privacy data omitted]drove the lav. Service cart parallel to right wing towards the fuselage, then made a right turn…
- [Incident 19910824050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824050419I), Aug 24, 1991: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. During post flight inspection pilot found 75 percent of thrust reverser cowl missing.
- [Incident 19900528032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528032469I), May 28, 1990: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Detroit, MI. Flight attendant reported to captain that several passengers were disruptive. Police met flight at destination.

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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