# Incident 19890116007779I: Boeing 7373T0, Des Moines, IA, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 13:50 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14307-2004-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3TO (registry code 138447G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3to) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373T0
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116007779I

## Narrative

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

BANG AND SEVERE VIBRATION AT CRUISE,NR2 ENGINE BYPASS FAN WAS MINUS BLADE. WING ROOT SKIN CRACKED BY SERVICE CART.

## Other reports on N14307 (2)

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

- [Incident 19971225042839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971225042839I), Dec 25, 1997: Boeing 737300 (N14307), Albuquerque, NM. Narrative: during flight passenger became intoxicated. When alcoholic beverages were refused (service) passenger became disorderly. Threatening, stated he had…
- [Incident 19930112031029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930112031029I), Jan 12, 1993: Boeing 7373T0 (N14307), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Experienced a hung start. Start aborted. Residual fuel ignited on second start. Fire department put fire out.

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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