# Incident 19881030057609I: Boeing 737247, Kansas City, MO, October 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNFA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4505W-1997-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 69
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030057609I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, TOWER NOTIFIED SPARKS COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED. BLADE DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR.

## Other reports on N4505W (1)

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

- [Incident 19800417049289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049289I), Apr 17, 1980: Boeing 737247 (N4505W), Las Vegas, NV. Pilot smelled smoke. Fuel indicator shorted and failed.

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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