35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 3, 1991 · 09:15 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N376DL
Reported as
Boeing 737247
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
39
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
APU fire warning light. Diverted to Memphis. Found a broken shorted-out loop wire.
As the FAA filed it
APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT. DIVERTED TO MEMPHIS. FOUND A BROKEN SHORTED-OUT LOOP WIRE.