# Accident 19891230054269A: Boeing 737204, Tucson, AZ, December 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1989, 19:01 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 32.1505° N, 110.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1505&lon=-110.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198AW-1993-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-204 (registry code 1384458, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737204
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 3,970 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230054269A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA061), Dec 31, 1989: Boeing 737-204 (N198AW), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO DETECT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH HAD CHAFED AGAINST A HYDRAULIC LINE AND WHICH EVENTUALLY ARCED CAUSING A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE AND SUBSEQUENT…

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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