# Incident 19940107003099I: Boeing 737347, Mazatlan, Mexico, January 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1994, 08:45 local time
- Place: Mazatlan, Mexico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Aircraft: N302WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302WA-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-347 (registry code 138447U, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737347
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 121
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107003099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT FL 350, IN CLEAR WEATHER, ENROUTE FROM MEXICO CITY TO LOS ANGELES, THE #2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MAZATLAN, MEXICO. INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE REVEALED EXTENSIVE NOSE COWL AND FAN DAMAGE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED TRACES OF LAVATORY DE-GERM FLUID ON THE FAN BLADES AND STATOR VANES. A FAULTY FWD LAVATORY DRAIN, P/N 3600-1-1, WAS FOUND DURING A POST INCIDENT EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE OF DE-GERM FLUID FROM MEXICO CITY WAS IDENTICAL TO THE DE-GERM FOUND ON THE ENGINE FAN BLADES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N302WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990307012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990307012819I), Mar 7, 1999: Boeing 737347 (N302WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Slc to san jose, struck 6-8 birds on departing runway 34L, damage to radome, repaired in san jose.

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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