# Incident 19881221065819I: Boeing 7372H4, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- 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: N20SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SW-2001-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221065819I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE EPR DROPPING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND 2 STUDS PULLED ON FUEL PRESSURE DUMP VALVE.

## Other reports on N20SW (3)

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

- [Incident 19851219068949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068949I), Dec 19, 1985: Boeing 7372H4 (N20SW), Dallas, TX. Both generators failed on climbout. Replaced. Pin pushed into connector caused shorted generator on next flight.
- [Incident 19800619055689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619055689I), Jun 19, 1980: Boeing 7372H4 (N20SW), Houston, TX. Flight control master caution light came on. Takeoff aborted. 2 tires deflated after return to gate.
- [Incident 19780424011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424011279I), Apr 24, 1978: Boeing 737/ (N20SW), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft had large bird strike to windshield during climb.

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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