19891230054269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-204 · Tucson, AZ · December 30, 1989

Date
December 30, 1989 · 19:01 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N198AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA061
Reported as
Boeing 737204
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
123
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,600 total3,970 in this make and model217 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Fire in wheel well on downwind. Burned hydraulic lines. Overran runway. Electric lines shorted on hydraulic line.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN WHEEL WELL ON DOWNWIND. BURNED HYDRAULIC LINES. OVERRAN RUNWAY. ELECTRIC LINES SHORTED ON HYDRAULIC LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.