# Incident 19920103002519I: Boeing 737322, Denver, CO, January 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1992, 12:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.7608° N, 104.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7608&lon=-104.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343UA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,298 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920103002519I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FIRE IN GALLEY. WIRES SHORTED BECAUSE OF LACK OF CLEARANCE IN CEILING PANELS.

## 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 DEN92IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA025), Jan 3, 1992: Boeing 737-300 (N343UA), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN A MAIN WIRE BUNDLE DUE TO CHAFING OF THE BUNDLE ON AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.

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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