# Incident 19880524032219I: Boeing 7373TO, New Orleans, LA, May 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1988, 12:55 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: RJEF
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75356 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373TO
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,410 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524032219I

## Narrative

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

IN AREA OF HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT. UNABLE RESTART. LANDED ON A LEVEE. ENGINES INGESTED HAIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA109), May 24, 1988: Boeing 737-3T0 (N75356), New Orleans, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A DOUBLE ENGINE FLAMEOUT DUE TO WATER INGESTION WHICH OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE…

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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