# Incident 19910720037999I: Boeing 737297, Wichita, KS, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 13:51 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N147AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147AW-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-297 (registry code 1384480, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-297) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737297
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720037999I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OFF BREATH. MEDICAL SERVICE ALERTED AND MET AIRCRAFT ON ARRIVAL.

## Other reports on N147AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19900527025869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527025869I), May 27, 1990: Boeing 737297 (N147AW), Fresno, CA. Aft lavatory smoke alarm came on. Odor of burning wire. Diverted for landing. Light ballast had failed.

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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