# Incident 19880208013879I: Boeing 737247, Detroit, MI, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNFA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518W-1995-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208013879I

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PLACARDED APU OVERNIGHT RESULTED IN FIRE DAMAGE TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR,FUSELAGE SKIN

## Other reports on N4518W (4)

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

- [Incident 19890620038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620038709I), Jun 20, 1989: Boeing 737247 (N4518W), Kansas City, MO. Aircraft yawing after takeoff. Yaw damper became ineffective. Returned. Replaced damper coupler system.
- [Incident 19870610028699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870610028699I), Jun 10, 1987: Boeing 737247 (N4518W), Salt Lake City, UT. Unable to maintain cabin pressure. Returned. Pac valve failed, air cycle machine, modulating valve replaced.
- [Incident 19870427040689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427040689I), Apr 27, 1987: Boeing 737247 (N4518W), Salt Lake City, UT. Unable to move gear handle without override. Replaced landing gear accessory box.
- [Incident 19860102003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102003299I), Jan 2, 1986: Boeing 737247 (N4518W), Salt Lake City, UT. Returned when course bars on HSI stuck in full left position. VOR test button stuck. Nav com panel replaced.

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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