# Incident 19881207066319I: Boeing 7373H4, St Louis, MO, December 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1988, 16:39 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320SW-2008-06-03) (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: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881207066319I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N320SW (3)

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

- [Incident 20071015022079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015022079I), Oct 15, 2007: Boeing 7373H4 (N320SW), Omaha, NE, No damage. (-23) N320SW, operated as swaa flight 1436 from sea to mci, diverted to oma after a fuel imbalance problem. The crew noted after they turned the crossfeed…
- [Incident 20050318004739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050318004739I), Mar 18, 2005: Boeing 7373H4 (N320SW), Ontario, CA. (-23) On takeoff roll at ont (runway 26R) pilot aborted takeoff at approximately 80KTS. Reverse thrust and light braking used to stop aircraft. Aircraft taxied…
- [Incident 20000303003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000303003399I), Mar 3, 2000: Boeing 7373H4 (N320SW), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. #2 Engine failed after takeoff. Maintenance found #2 turbine failed, also found rt. Horizontal stabilizer leading edge had puncture. Maintenance r&r engine and…

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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