# Incident 19900317020449I: Boeing 7373T0, Wichita, KS, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17317-2004-07-08) (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: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90IA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317020449I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY. DISENGAGED LEVER ARM CAUSED BLADE FAILURE.

## 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 MKC90IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90IA070), Mar 17, 1990: Boeing 737-300 (N17317), Wichita, KS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF LEVEL ARM.

## Other reports on N17317 (2)

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

- [Incident 20021024033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021024033449I), Oct 24, 2002: Boeing 7373TO (N17317), Oklahoma City, OK. (-23) Crew failed to switch on the wing and engine anti-ice when ground icing conditions existed. Corrected on the spot. Both the captain and first officer…
- [Incident 19930824033469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824033469I), Aug 24, 1993: Boeing 737300 (N17317), Wichita, KS. Landing gear would not retract on climb. Returned. Found a defective sensor. Printed circuit board. Replaced sensor

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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