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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2Q9 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 18, 1989

Date: June 18, 1989 · 12:46 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231US
Reported as: Boeing 7372Q9
People aboard: 96
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,300 total1,800 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N231USRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2002 · Boeing 737-2Q9S/N 21976 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBoeing 737-2Q9 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fire warning light illuminated after push back. Airplane evacuated. Found a short in APU fire warning system.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER PUSH BACK. AIRPLANE EVACUATED. FOUND A SHORT IN APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM.

Other reports on N231US · 1

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

Incident 19920222006029IForced/Precautionary Landing · Baltimore, MDPilot reported loss of gyro information on climb. Returned. Found a partially stuck HSI knob. Unit replaced.Feb 22, 1992