# Incident 19871020071469I: Boeing 7372H4, Tulsa, OK, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 20:35 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96SW-2005-10-31) (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 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020071469I

## Narrative

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

A BIRD STRIKE WAS ENCOUNTED DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. HOLE NEAR RADOME INTO PRESSURE BULKHEAD.

## Other reports on N96SW (3)

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

- [Incident 19971123042669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123042669I), Nov 23, 1997: Boeing 7372H4 (N96SW), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: on November 22, 1997, at approximately 2058 EST, southwest flight 524 crossed the runway 5R hold bar at taxiway sierra contrary to ATCT…
- [Incident 19950625029069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625029069I), Jun 25, 1995: Boeing 737200 (N96SW), Little Rock, AR. Lost oil pressure NR1 engine. Returned. Engine gearbox failed causing failure of oil pump.
- [Incident 19861022064169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022064169I), Oct 22, 1986: Boeing 7372H4 (N96SW), Dallas, TX. Flight attendant fell and injured her back. Pilot returned aircraft to field.

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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